Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai is scheduled to inaugurate the five-day festival.
A statement issued by Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) states that a variety of goods and services from a multitude of countries including Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan and the US will be showcased through 400 stalls at the fair.
FNCCI, with support of the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies (MoCS), is organizing the event, which is to be observed also by a huge number of Chinese and German business people as well as high ranking office bearers of SAARC Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
The organizers have hoped that the fair will help enhance business relations between local and foreign business people and promote Nepal´s foreign trade and encourage investment in Nepal.
The annual fair will promote 19 products included in the list of Nepal Trade Integration Strategy (NTIS) – a national policy document of sectors that need attention for foreign trade promotion -- as highly potential. Around 200,000 visitors are expected to observe the event.
The organizers expect transactions worth Rs 150 million during the festival that ends on Tuesday.
source: republica,7 march 2013
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