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NAFIJ, CBFIN establish banking journalism award

Kathmandu, Sept. 1

Nepal Association of Financial Journalists (NAFIJ) is set to award the best banking reporters with the financial support from the Confederation of Banks and Financial Institutions, Nepal (CBFIN) from this year.

Chairman of NAFIJ, Modnath Dhakal and Chairman of CBFIN Pawan Kumar Golyan signed a Memorandum of Understanding to this effect on Thursday.

The two organisations have forged a collaboration to award the financial journalists who are writing in the banking beat with the purpose of developing their skills, expanding their abilities and encouraging them to practice good journalism. The award is expected to promote healthy and investigative economic journalism.

This year's award will be offered to two journalists with a purse of Rs. 50,000 each and certificates on the occasion of NAFIJ Day on September 16. A jury will be formed to select the best stories.

The two organisations have also said that they will work towards establishing a revolving fund to provide similar awards in the future.

Golyan said that the award is expected to promote good and investigative journalism that would help in creating investment environment and promote economic growth. Likewise, Dhakal said that NAFIJ expected that the award would promote competitive and investigative journalism.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 2 September 2022. 

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