introduction

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Established on 17th April 2020, the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), is an umbrella organization of the manufacturing and service sector of Nepal. CNI is a professionally led apex body of the country’s industrial and corporate sector operating with a theme of “Talking Business, Talking Change”. A non-government, not-for-profit organization, CNI is the voice of Nepal’s business and industry. From influencing policy to engaging with policymakers and civil society, CNI articulates the views and concerns of industries of Nepal. CNI provides a platform for networking and consensus building within and across sectors and serves its members from the Nepalese private and public corporate sectors. CNI is actively raising issues related to investment and industrial development as well as export promotion of Nepal and simultaneously providing sector related legal and policy suggestion to government institutions.

The establishment of CNI was based on the widespread belief that the industrial society of Nepal urgently needed an effective representative body that would serve as a true platform to concentrate on many issues plaguing the Nepalese industries. There was a common understanding of the establishment of a modern professional body with well-trained and experienced professional staff that would be fully supported by the latest technological advancements. Keeping this thing in mind, CNI is committed to ensure meaningful policy inputs to the government, to create an industrial environment conducive to both the domestic as well as foreign investment and proper representation of the manufacturing and service industries of Nepal.

CNI is working and associated with several business organizations of developing as well as developed countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and America as globalization has stepped everywhere and a harbinger of change has taken place in the Nepalese economy due to the global economy. With this regard, CNI has strong associations with the chambers and business organizations in India, China, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Czech Republic, Turkey, Myanmar and also works in close cooperation with international networks.

This organization has been focusing on the larger corporate and industrial enterprises which are the substantial sectorial leaders of the Nepalese economy. These include enterprises from all the sectors such as manufacturing, tourism, financial services, agriculture, exports or infrastructure irrespective of the investments, geography and the nature of the business. CNI has been raising issues like the persistent economic situation imbroglio, the need for reforms in the financial sector, strengthening of private sector’s prosperity agenda, capabilities, streamlining of private sector’s initiation on development, double-digit growth issues and industrialization based on trade competitiveness.

Besides, CNI is an organization that works in coordination with all seven Provences of CNI and many more local, national as well as international organizations and is increasingly becoming involved in the areas where the existing system and government has not reached yet.