8. Dr. Rewat Bahadur Karki, Former SEBON Chairman – Financial Governance: What Is Nepal's Situation? – Full Interview

Dr. Rewat Bahadur Karki is an economist and an expert in banking and capital markets. He served as Chairman of the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) for a four-year term that began in October 2015. Before that, he worked at Nepal Rastra Bank for more than 25 years, including as Economic Advisor in the Research Department and Director in the Banking and Financial Institutions Regulation Department. Dr. Karki was CEO of the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) from 2006 to 2008. During that time, he introduced reforms such as trading automation. He later served as Chairman of Rastriya Banijya Bank and as an Expert Member of SEBON. Internationally, he worked as Economic Advisor to the Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C. He holds a Ph.D. in economics-related fields and has written extensively on economic, financial, and budgetary issues. Today, he is one of the respected voices on Nepal’s financial and capital market policy.