WASHINGTON DC – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Bishnu Prasad Poudel, held a meeting with the chief executive officer (CEO) of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Alice P Albright, in Washington DC, USA, on Thursday.
The Embassy of Nepal in Washington DC stated that discussions were held regarding the MCC projects in Nepal, including the cross-border transmission line, being implemented under the MCC Compact Agreement since last year.
Likewise, the Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Bo Li, held a meeting with Minister Poudel on Thursday. During the meeting, discussions were held on the issues of financing, consultation and technical assistance.
On the occasion, Deputy Managing Director Bo said Nepal’s economic progress was satisfactory. Present at the meeting were the Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, Maha Prasad Adhikari, Finance Secretary Ram Prasad Ghimire and Charge’ d’Affaires of Nepal Embassy Kumarraj Kharel.
