Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Karki elected NAFIJ president

 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. 

 Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 16 December 2024.   

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