Nepal is a member or contracting party of various bilateral, regional and multilateral trade, transit and investment agreements/arrangements that ensure preferable market access and investment protection.
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Why Invest in Nepal?
100% ownership allowed for foreign investors
Continuous policy and legislative reforms
Preferential market access in developed and developing markets
Sectors for Foreign Investment
Hydropower and Energy
Hydropower and Energy
Agriculture and Agro-based industry
Agriculture and Agro-based industry
Tourism
Tourism Industry
Information and Communication technology
Information and Communication technology
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Health and Education
Health and Education
Banking, Finance and Insurance
Financial Institutions
Mines and Minerals
Mineral Resources based industry
These sector profiles have been prepared by the Investment Board Nepal (IBN).
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Foreign Investment Process
The One Stop Service Centre (OSSC) at the Department of Industries (DOI) provides the following services. For some services such as company incorporation, investors need to visit the Office of the Company Registrar.
- Online application through imis.doind.gov.np
- FDI approval (7 days)
- Incorporation of company by OCR (7 days)
- Approval for FDI by NRB (15 Minutes)
- Registration of PAN/VAT by IRO (3 days)
- Industry registration (5 days)
- Opening of bank account (1 day)
- Recording of investment at NRB
- Approval of environmental studies by competent authorities (BES-15 days, IEE-2 months, EIA-6 months)
- Construction/establishment of industry
- Information of operation of industry
- Repatriation of dividend (15 Days)
FDI Approval and Licensing Steps
