Thursday, September 11, 2025

Joshi reelected president of NBI

Kathmandu, Aug. 31

Kush Kumar Joshi is reelected the president of the National Business Initiative (NBI) unanimously by its annual general meeting held in Kathmandu recently.

His team includes Vice Chairperson Shakuntalal Hirachan, General Secretary Surendra Bir Malakar, Treasurer Saroj Prasad Pandey, Secretaries Suresh Pradhan and Dr. Babin Pokharel and Deputy Treasurer Rajesh Khadka.

Similarly, the newly elected executive committee members include Shiva Prasad Ghimire, Ramesh Sharma, Rabindra Man Singh Pradhan, Lata Pyakurel, Arniko Rajbhandari, Khem Lakaai, and Sarita Maharjan. Representing institutional members, Rajman Bajracharya has been elected from the Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal, and Mahesh Kumar Basnet from the Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies.

The general assembly also nominated Rajesh Babu Shrestha, Dhruba Kumar Shrestha, Dr. Rajendra Kumar Ghising, Homanath Upadhyay and Sanam Shakya as members of the executive committee.

Joshi affirmed the committee’s full commitment to implementing the significant and forward-looking decisions passed by the assembly. He expressed optimism that the strong representation of experienced figures from the business sector would enable the organisation to play an even more impactful role in the future.

Former Minister and NBI Advisor Umesh Shrestha said that the country’s current economic condition was unsatisfactory. He stressed that a lack of confidence persists in the private sector and emphasised the need to launch large-scale projects to revitalise the economy.

Shrestha further suggested that NBI must play a key role in creating a conducive environment for such initiatives and take a leadership role in CSR efforts.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 1 September 2025.

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