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KATHMANDU: Confederation of Nepalese Industries Young Entrepreneurs Forum (CNIYEF) has completed its first international B2B visit to Turkey. The visit aimed to connect young Nepali entrepreneurs with global markets, explore mutual business cooperation and promote Nepal’s entrepreneurship worldwide.
Led by CNIYEF President Ashish Agrawal, eight entrepreneurs from construction, information technology (IT), health, finance, trade and services, agriculture and tourism met Turkish business organisations, industrialists and entrepreneurs.
The delegation held talks with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, TÜGİAD (Turkey’s Young Businessmen’s Association), Anatolian Lions Businessmen Association (ASKON) and the Independent Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association (MÜSİAD). Discussions covered small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) cooperation, trade promotion, investment opportunities, product trade, agricultural processing, industrial partnerships and joint investment in construction, infrastructure and technology. The visit also facilitated the establishment of B2B networks.
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Agrawal described the visit as 'very informative and inspiring', adding that it had opened doors to long-term partnerships, international learning and new market opportunities.
CNIYEF also met members of the non-resident Nepali community in Turkey to discuss diaspora investment, advisory roles and the contribution non-resident Nepalis can make to Nepal’s growing start-up ecosystem.