Chandra Prasad Dhakal Concludes Term as FNCCI President, Reflects on Challenges and Achievements

Kathmandu. Chandra Prasad Dhakal is bidding farewell after completing his three-year term as the President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI). The 60th General Assembly of the FNCCI is currently underway in the capital, and as of the preparation of this news, the counting of votes for office bearers other than the president and central members is in progress. In his address at the inaugural session of the annual general assembly in his capacity as president, Dhakal shared his experiences of facing numerous economic crises during his tenure.

He recounted how the Nepalese industry and business sector have been negatively impacted by various internal factors, including the effects of the Russia-Ukraine war on an economy just recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, and domestic political instability. He stated that in such a situation, solutions were adopted through collaboration and partnership between the state and the private sector. Recalling the contribution of the FNCCI, the umbrella organization of Nepal's private sector, which is nearly six decades old, to the country's economic development, he advocated for meaningful cooperation between the government and the private sector in nation-building and national prosperity. In a conversation focused on this subject as he steps down from the leadership of the organization: