Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Nepal saw a drop of 27.11 percent during the first eight months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period last year, said an Economic Survey.
A total of 94 industries with combined investments of Rs. 3.45 billion received operating license to conduct businesses in Nepal while 136 industries with investments of Rs. 5.14 billion were allowed for the same during the same period in the last fiscal year.
This year, out of the 94 industries, 19 industries in manufacturing with investments of Rs. 29.9 million, 39 in the service industry with Rs. 42.2 million, 29 in tourism with Rs. 60.6 million, three each in energy (Rs. 232.7 million) and minerals (Rs. 7.4 million) and one in construction with an investment of Rs. 2 million were permitted make their foray into the country. However, not a single agro-based industry obtained permission this year.
Of the total industries that received operating permission this year, China has investments in 37 industries, India in 18, South Korea in nine, the UK in four, the Netherlands in three, Australia in three, the US in two, Canada in two and France in two.
Likewise, Japan, Germany, Singapore and Russia have made investments in one project each. Among the 136 industries permitted to invest last year, 25 were in manufacturing, 38 in the service industry, 45 in the tourism sector, seven in energy, 17 in mining and one in the construction sector.
Source : nepalnews.com