Kathmandu: Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Indira Rana, called for branding Nepali cuisine internationally.
At the inaugural of the 34th annual general assembly and 11th general assembly of the Restaurant and Bar Association Nepal (REBAN) here Wednesday, Deputy Speaker Rana asserted that since Nepali cuisine is diverse, it warrants international branding. Stating that REBAN had an important role in introducing Nepali cuisine to the world, the Deputy Speaker said it should pay attention towards this need now.
According to her, there was as a high demand for Nepali human resources in the international tourism sector. So, REBAN can produce skilled human resources and export them in the international skill market.
Similarly, Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) Senior Vice-President Anjan Kumar Shrestha lauded REBAN’s role in strengthening country’s economy. He urged the market-monitoring team to develop a tendency to listen and understand the issue thoroughl
y rather than harassing the businesspersons.
Shrestha opined that the government should change the way it views private sector.
Likewise, former President of FNCCI Kush Kumar Joshi observed that the culture of eating in Nepali restaurants was increasing lately among the Nepali consumers. Echoing with Deputy Speaker Rana, he said that REBAN had an important role in introducing Nepali cuisine to the world.
REBAN’s Senior Vice-President Sangharsa Bista shared that REBAN had been organizing various street festivals in Kathmandu, Pokhara, Sauraha and Bandipur to revitalize country’s economy adversely affected by COVID-19 pandemic.
He urged to consider reduction in VAT from current 13 per cent to single digit and all entrepreneurs should be brought under the ambit of VAT. He appealed to the government to recognize restaurant business as an industry.
Meanwhile, today’s convention elected Sangharsha Bista as the President of the REBAN. Bista will be leading 21-member executive committee unanimously elected throu
gh the general convention.
Newly elected President Bista pledged to expand REBAN all over the country during his tenure.
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