The "EU-Nepal business forum 2024:" builds upon the first ever business forum in 2023 that brought together more than 300 participants from the EU and Nepal, to discuss ways to explore and promote business relations. The event was a success. It covered a range of topics, including Nepal's overall trade and investment climate, the necessity for supportive policies and infrastructure for investment-driven growth, and the impact of Nepal's transition from a Least Developed Country (LDC) on market access for its products in the EU.Yet, it also raised the voices for reform, streamlining of the business processes and strengthening of business support institutions, which facilitate businesses and private sector-led growth in Nepal, to make it an ...