SUDURPASCHIM INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT - 2025Unleashing Investment Opportunities for Provincial Development ContextStrategically located with vast natural resources, Sudurpashchim Province holds immense economic potential. However, this potential is largely untapped due to inadequate infrastructure and investment, limited resource mobilization, and rising outmigration and emigration. To address these challenges, unlock investment opportunities, and accelerate development, the Government of Sudurpashchim is hosting the Sudurpashchim Investment & Development Summit 2025 (SIDS-2025) in September 2025. The summit  serves as a crucial initiative to unlock the Sudurpashchim region's economic promise and position it as a premier investment hub.  By bringing together policymakers, investors, business leaders, and development partners, the summit will catalyze sustainable economic development, employment generation, and long-term prosperity for the Sudurpaschim Province.Policy Framework 1.  Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act, 2075 (2018): This act aims to attract foreign investment by simplifying approval processes, ensuring investor protection, and facilitating technology transfer. It provides incentives such as tax holidays, repatriation of profits, and intellectual property rights to encourage foreign investors to contribute to Nepal's economic growth.2.   Industrial Enterprise Act, 207...