Hon. Finance Minister Janardan Sharma and the delegation participated today in the plenary session of the annual meetings of International Monetary Fund and World Bank group in Washington D.C.
Hon Minister interacted with Noble laureate Professor Joseph Stiglitz of Columbia University, and other economists of Global Policy Development Centre, Boston University in a round table meeting. The finance ministers of some of the Vulnerable-20 Group of Countries were also among the participants in the round table.
Finance Secretary Krishna Hari Pushkar held a meeting with Cameron Alford, Vice President, of the Department of Compact Operations of the MCC, and exchanged views on the timely implementation of MCC compact in Nepal. Jonathan Brooks, Deputy Vice President of Europe, Asia, Pacific, and Latin America and other senior officials from the MCC and Nepali delegation were also present during
Hon Finance Minister Janardan Sharma held a meeting with Martin Raiser, Vice President of the World Bank for the South Asian region. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the performance of World Bank-funded projects in Nepal as well as the pipeline projects. Hon Minister, highlighting the importance of climate financing in Nepal, requested the Vice President to prioritize funds
Finance Minister Hon. Janardan Sharma and Administrator of the USAID H.E. Samantha Power met today in Washington D.C. and exchanged views on further strengthening bilateral development cooperation between Nepal and the United States. During the meeting, appreciating the longstanding US support in the socio-economic development of Nepal, the Minister stressed on the need for further strengthening the close partnership between
Finance Minister Hon. Janardan Sharma chaired today the 53rd Joint Governor’s annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank Group of South East Asia Constituency in Washington, D.C. and discussed the multiple global challenges facing the member countries while stressing the need for scaling up financing to vulnerable countries like Nepal to meet the current challenges. On the sideline, Minister
Finance Minister Hon. Janardan Sharma today held a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Finance of Thailand Hon. Arkhom Termpittayapaisith on the sideline of the 53rd Joint Governor’s annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank Group in Washington, D.C. The two Ministers exchanged views on mutual cooperation between the two countries in relevant global forums for economic stability and
Hon. Janardan Sharma, Minister for Finance of the Government of Nepal and his six-member delegation including the Finance Secretary Mr. Krishnahari Pushkar were received by Ambassador Sridhar Khatri and the Embassy Staff members today at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). Hon. Sharma is scheduled to attend the annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF, and also hold several other
Embassy of Nepal is proud to congratulate Dr. Mohan Dangi for his receipt of ‘Global Achievement Award’ from the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland for his professional achievements and humanitarian services, as the Alumni of the University, related to the research and academic works in the areas of environment protection and solid waste management.
Ambassador Sridhar Khatri awarded certificates of recognition and appreciation to the artists and volunteers who participated in Kollywood Night 2022 hosted by the KC Dance Center in Manasas, Virginia recently. KC Dance Center also provided invaluable support to the Embassy in mobilizing volunteers and artists for “The Passport D.C., Around the World Embassy Tour” held in Washington, D.C. on May