Economics Discussion Forum - EDF

Key Takeaways from our panel discussion beautifully written by eKantipur !!!

‘बन्देजकारी नीतिले अर्थतन्त्र सबल हुँदैन’ अनुदार तथा बन्देजकारी नीति एवं निर्णय गर्न नसक्ने शासकीय प्रवृत्तिले सबल अर्थतन्त्र निर्माण हुन नसक्ने सरोकारव...

Some glimpses of our first panel discussion on 'Nepalese Economic Future and outline of a Prosperous Nepal' at Nepal Tourism Board with our panelists: Gagan Thapa | Ramkumari Jhakri | Dipendra bahadur kshetry | Bishesh Bazracharya | Gracie Rauniyar |

Hello everyone! We are glad to announce that we are having a session with Gagan Thapa (General Secretary of the Nepali Congress, a member of the House of Representatives and has always been at the forefront of public policy reforms in Nepal) on August 6, 2022, Saturday at Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) from 11 AM, along with other panelists - who we are excited to declare in the upcoming days!

This event is free of cost and you can register here: https://forms.gle/k2KiY8XCKTmZYAWR8
We will also have media coverage of the event and the audience can also ask questions during the event.

Gagan Thapa's achievements and contributions:

1. World Economic Forum graduate class of Young Global Leaders (2015)
2. Former health minister(August 2016 to July 2017)
3. Led the effort in the ministry to draft the Health Insurance Act (2017) and lobbied the parliament to pass it into law, which includes an individual mandate with government subsidies for premiums for people unable to pay.
4. Led a 7-year Integrated Health Infrastructure Plan that provides new funding to upgrade and modernize Nepal’s health system in three key areas: human resources, infrastructure, and equipment.

Map link to reach our venue (NTB): https://goo.gl/maps/3pF4uhtNVhdRMBm47

Everyone is welcome to the event. We hope to see you there!

Poster design by Omkar Giri !!