FNCCI launches “Six Pillars, Sixty Initiatives” under Anjan Shrestha leadership
KATHMANDU: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has announced the implementation of an ambitious strategic framework titled “Six Pillars, Sixty Initiatives” under the leadership of its newly elected President Anjan Shrestha, aiming to strengthen Nepal’s private sector, enhance investment climate, and drive long-term institutional reform.
Following the 60th Annual General Meeting, FNCCI confirmed that the roadmap will be executed in a phased manner alongside Shrestha’s formal assumption of office as the 21st president of the organization.
According to the federation, the initiative is designed to make the private sector’s collective voice more effective, credible, and result-oriented.
Key components include modernization of service delivery, introduction of a digital membership portal and mobile application, establishment of policy dialogue and legal support desks, and strengthening of economic research capabilities.
The program also prioritizes export promotion, startup and youth entrepreneurship support, improvement of industrial competitiveness, and effective implementation of Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Efforts to attract foreign direct investment and build international partnership networks are also central to the plan.
In addition, FNCCI has incorporated labor and productivity reforms, including the establishment of a national skills academy, promotion of technical and vocational education, reforms in labor law implementation, and reintegration programs for migrant returnees through skill transfer and entrepreneurship support.
On the business environment front, the roadmap includes measures to improve ease of doing business, establish mechanisms to monitor business-related grievances, reform insolvency and contract enforcement systems, and develop a business rights charter to safeguard private property and commercial freedom.
FNCCI stated that each of the sixty initiatives will be implemented with defined timelines, responsible bodies, and measurable outcomes, marking one of its most structured reform agendas in recent years.
