Investment Sectors

Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) - the central bank of Nepal, has laid down the regulation specifying the sectors wherein NIFRA can invest. The investment sectors (at country level) include:

• Energy (hydropower and solar)
• Tourism (hotels, cable car, recreation center, amusement park etc.)
• Transport
• Special Economic Zones
• Industry and Other Industrial Infrastructure
• Cement and Other Larger Scale Manufacturing Industries
• Health Care
• Education
• Environment-friendly Projects
• Agriculture
• Information and Communication Technology

NIFRA has ‘sector prioritization’ framework based on which preferences of the sectors as well as the sectoral exposure cap is determined, and the ‘Project Screening and Selection Criteria’ framework for evaluation of project at the fundamental level.