KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Thursday emphasized on promoting export in the wake of the ballooning trade-deficit with other countries.

Inaugurating the Nepal Entrepreneurship Summit-2019 jointly organized by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Supplies, Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Supplies, and Ministry of Finance in Kathmandu, she said it is high time that youths were encouraged for developing entrepreneurship skills, and creating conducive environment for investment in the country.

President Bhandari also emphasized on institutionalizing the government services besides encouraging vocational training, exchange of ideas and experience on entrepreneurship skill.

This, she claimed, would help in engaging the Nepali youths in the economic development through entrepreneurship as well as help in to exploiting their knowledge, skills and expertise to fulfill the government’s slogan of ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali”.