Finance Minister Wagle leaves for Qatar to attend AIIB annual meeting
Summary
Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has left for Doha to attend the 11th Annual Meeting of the AIIB Board of Governors and hold bilateral talks on investment and development priorities for Nepal. He is scheduled to meet leaders from the bank and finance ministers from India, Bangladesh, Qatar and the Maldives.
Key Points
- Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle departed for Doha, Qatar, to attend the 11th Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
- He will lead a Nepali delegation to the September 28-29 meeting in his capacity as finance minister.
- Wagle is expected to discuss mobilizing multilateral cooperation and investment for Nepal’s infrastructure, climate adaptation, renewable energy and post-disaster reconstruction.
- He is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with the AIIB president and the finance ministers of India, Bangladesh, Qatar and the Maldives.
