Foreign direct investment (FDI) commitment of 3.5 billion rupees has come in June of the current financial year alone. According to the Department of Industry, investment commitments have come in 141 industries.
According to the department's data, more foreign investment commitments have come from the approval route than the automatic route. In June alone, foreign investment commitments of 501.777 million rupees in 88 industries through the automatic route and 3.4 billion rupees in 53 industries through the approval route have been reported by the department.
Investment commitments of 60 billion 600 million 94 lakh 43 thousand rupees have been made in 717 industries till June of the current financial year.
When the government approves foreign investment, the stakeholders also say that they allow investors to bring in investment in stages (in installments). Government officials also say that the commitment and approved amount will not be received at once.
Most investment commitments have come in information and technology industries and tourism. 313 in the information and technology industry. 44 percent, 266.37% in tourism, 76.11% in service sector, 48.7% in production sector, 11.11% in infrastructure sector, 2% in infrastructure sector and 1% in energy sector.
Foreign investors have received approval from the Department of Industry to withdraw 9 billion 608 million 32 thousand rupees as dividends from July to May of the current financial year for investing in Nepal. According to the department, during the same period of the last financial year, 9 billion 97 crore 28 lakh 95 thousand rupees were approved to return the dividend . According to the
department, in 11 months, foreign investors have given permission to take back royalty of 1 billion 68 crore 14 thousand rupees. According to the department, 99 million 17 thousand 20 US dollars, 83 million 17 million 37 thousand baht and 61 thousand 431 euros have been approved to be taken out for royalties.
It is the department's data that 87.8 million 2000 rupees have been approved for dividends in May of the current financial year. It has been approved to take back 16 million 14 million 95 thousand rupees, 5 million 52 thousand 289 US dollars and 42 million 51 million 84 thousand baht for royalty.
