FNCCI to organise Women Entrepreneurs Conference

 Kathmandu, Feb. 6

The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) is set to organise the National Women Entrepreneurs Conference in Bhairahawa of Lumbini Province on February 16 and 17.

About 250 to 300 women entrepreneurs from all 77 districts of Nepal are expected to participate in the conference.

The conference is going to be organised under the leadership of Women Entrepreneurs Development Committee of the FNCCI in coordination and cooperation with FNCCI, Lumbini and Siddhartha Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The FNCCI informed in a statement on Tuesday that it was organising such conference for the first time.

"Women in Nepal have long been actively participating in the country's economy, but the contribution of women entrepreneurs is often underestimated. If the participation of women in the labour force increases by only 1 per cent, the Gross Domestic Product of Nepal can be increased by 0.3 per cent," read the statement.

Empowering women entrepreneurs will create jobs, improve access to finance and increase innovation, said the FNCCI.

According to the organiser, the conference is going to be organised to support the development, expansion and promotion of women entrepreneurs as well as women empowerment and entrepreneurship.

The conference will discuss financial and market access, possibilities and challenges of tourism, initiatives and arrangements made for young women and startups. 

 Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 7 February 2024.