Until the mid-March of fiscal year 2022/23, 183 industries were registered in the
Department of Industry, with an approved investment of Rs. 105 billion. This is
expected to create employment for 12,748 individuals. Until the fiscal year
2022/23, 159 industries registered in the Department of Industry have received
foreign investment approvals equivalent to Rs. 20.56 billion.
The investment limit for making foreign investments easy has been
revised to Rs. 20 million, and the investment limit for non-resident
Nepalis has been removed.
8.16 Until the mid-March of 2023, among the industries receiving foreign
investment, 33.2% are service-oriented, 33.0% are in the tourism sector,
and 22.5% are production-oriented industries. The estimated employment
generation is higher in production-oriented industries and lower in
infrastructure-oriented industries.
8.17 Until the mid-March of 2023, among the approved foreign investments,
29.7% is in the energy sector, 23.3% in the service sector, 22.2% in the
tourism sector, and 17.2% in the production-oriented sector. The least
foreign investment approval is seen in the primary sector industries.
8.18 Until the mid-March of 2023, among the industries that received foreign
investment approval, China has the highest share at 44.7%, followed by
India at 23.5%. In terms of the number of investment approvals as well,
China has the highest share at 37.4%, and India follows with 14.4%.
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