Kathmandu, Dec. 15
Menuka Karki has been
elected the president of Nepal Association of Financial Journalists (NAFIJ). The
15th annual general assembly of the association on Saturday elected a
10-member working committee that includes Pitambari Khatiwada and Niroj Kumar
Thapa as vice-presidents, Nikesh Khatri as general secretary, Rajaram Neupane
as secretary and Milan Bishwokarma as treasurer. Likewise, Anup Acharya, Shukra
Giri, Chitra Raj Bhandari and Anish Mijar have been elected as members while
the immediate past president Modnath Dhakal will also be on the working
committee.
On the occasion, NAFIJ
awarded three best reports in economic and banking journalism. Lokendra
Bishwokarma of Ukalo won the Rs. 100,000 Sharda-Dhundiraj Nafij Economic
Journalism Award while Anup Acharya of Taksar Monthly and Amrit Chimariya of
Onlinekhabar won CBFIN-NAFIJ Banking and Economic Journalism awards each with
Rs. 50,000 and certificate each.
Speaking at the event,
Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung,
said that the political instability in the country had pushed the country into
policy uncertainty that negatively impacted the confidence of investors and
businesses.
"There should be
greater collaboration between the government and private sector to achieve
shared prosperity. The government is serious about addressing the challenges
faced by the private sector," he said.
Minister Gurung also
said that his Ministry was working on updating and revising various laws and
policies related to the communication and information technology sector.
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