Policy Dialogue: Accelerating Capital Expenditure to Boost Infrastructural Development in Nepal 

The reasons why capital expenditure is not utilized fully in Nepal, the challenges faced during project implementation, lack of coordination between the government, development partners and private sectors, inefficient work of relevant stakeholders, very rigid rules and regulations, adapting the changing dynamics of urbanization, need of technological advancement in infrastructural development, etc. were the major issues discussed in the dialogue.

The dialogue was moderated by the television journalist Ms. Sama Thapa. It was the fifth policy dialogue of the ECON Talks Series. The past four dialogues of the Series focused on women's economic empowerment; youth employment; leveraging diaspora investment for economic development of the nation; and women’s access to financial investment for Nation’s Prosperity, respectively. 

Daayitwa has introduced the ‘ECON Talks’ with a mission to advocate and promote evidence-led policy decisions for economic growth of the nation. The ECON Talks Policy Dialogue Series is a collaborative effort of Daayitwa and National Democratic Institute (NDI) that aims to support the Members of Parliament to engage with stakeholders on key economic policy issues regarding Nepal’s economic development.