गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Breaking ∕ Cabinet appoints Yangki Ukyab as investment board CEO Breaking Cabinet appoints Yangki Ukyab as investment board CEO KathmanduPati August 05, 2026 Kathmandu [Nepal], August 5 – Nepal’s cabinet on Wednesday appointed development economist Yangki Ukyab of Kathmandu as the Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Board Nepal. The decision was made during a cabinet meeting according to Dipa Dahal, press and research adviser to the prime minister. Ukyab specializes in public policy and holds a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Oxford. She previously served as a Senior Policy Adviser at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pacific Regional Office. Her appointment comes as the Investment Board Nepal continues to oversee major domestic and foreign investment projects aimed at promoting the country’s economic development. Write your comments RELATED NEWS China border reopens for three days ahead of Dashain Nepal PM Balen Shah urges unity and hope amid Dashain… Nepal PM Balen Shah expected to visit India in Mid-November CJP founder’s whereabouts unknown after Delhi police detention Climate change could displace 40.5 million South Asians by 2050 PM Shah expresses commitment to making police organization capable Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey