17. Birendra Raj Pandey is the President of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI),

Birendra Raj Pandey is the President of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), one of the country’s leading industry bodies. He was elected at the 22nd Annual General Meeting in July 2025. As senior vice president, he succeeded to the presidency under CNI’s statutes. He has been a national council member since 2015 and a vice president since 2018. He is the Managing Director of Nepal Adarsha Nirman Company, which works in civil engineering, housing and urban development, roads and bridges, and water resources management. He is also active in green materials, agriculture, and education. He holds a master’s degree from the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, which later gave him its Distinguished Alumni Award. As CNI president, he calls for stable tax policy, fewer administrative hurdles, and a stronger role for the private sector in skill development, including toward the goal of a $100 billion economy. In this conversation, he shares his views on THE BUSINESS CENTRAL