34 firms to get CIP title

	REPUBLICA KATHMANDU, Jan 20: The government has selected altogether 34 firms and organizations for the Commercially Important Person (CIP) title. Ministry of Commerce and Supplies (MoCS) finalized the list after a rigorous selection process spanning eight months. It finalized the list as per the report submitted by a committee led by Ishwari Prasad Ghimire, executive director of Trade and Export Promotion Center. The selection was carried out as per the Commercially Important Person Selection, Award and Facility Guidelines 2013. The firms were selected on the basis of criteria like exporter volume and value, employment generation and tax payment, among others. President Ram Baran Yadav will confer the title on the representatives of 34 firms and organizations at a gala event to be held at Sheetal Niwas on January 27. The recipient firms and organizations can enjoy the CIP facilities until 2015. Arihanta Multifibers, a subsidiary of Golchha Organization, has been selected for becoming the largest employer, while Dabur Nepal has been chosen on the basis of export volume to India. Jiba Raj Koirala, joint secretary of MoCS, said the CIP recipients will also be accorded Very Important Person (VIP) facility. “We, however, are yet to take formal decision on it,” added Koirala.
	Category Name of firms/organizations Largest third country exporter by the number of product in five products Woolen carpet- The Shangrila Carpet and Handicraft Industries, Jorpati Kathmandu Ready Made Garment- Nepal Fashion, Gongabu, Kathmandu  Lentil- Tribeni Dal and Oil Industries, Birgunj Parsa Pashmina Products- Everest Pashmina Knit and Weaving Industries, Thamel Kathmandu Leather- Asian Leather Industries, Duhabi, Sunsari Largest exporter to India by the product value Dabur Nepal, Kathmandu Largest handicraft exporter by the product value Everest Fashion Sundhara, Kathmandu  Largest exporter of agro and herbal products by the product value Ilam Tea Producers, Biratnagar First and Second Largest exporter by product value to China Api Himalayan International Private Limited Asian Leather Industries, Duhabi, Sunsari Largest exporter by the enterprise run by Women Sangrila Agro Trading, Thasikhel, Lalitpur  Largest overseas importer of five Nepali products by product value Woolen carpet- Steven T. Cibor USA Lentil – Rokeya Bangladesh Ready Made Garment- Rising International Inc, USA Pashmina Products- Oto Gmbh, Germany Leather- Dorma S. L R Italy First and Second Indian importers of Nepali products by the product value Dabur India Limited, India Bhushan Power and Steel, India First and Second Chinese importers of Nepali products by the product value Beijing Medicine and Health Product Corporation, China Tibet Yentao Trading Company, Khasa China Industry with largest employment generation Arihanta Multifibers, Khanar, Sunsari Largest remitters through bank IME Largest earner of foreign currency in tourism sector Hyatt Regency Kathmandu Travel company bringing in largest tourists from third countries Yeti travels, Kathmandu The Largest tax payer firm   Nepal Telecom Each chairman of different organizations for playing role in export trade and commerce sector Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industries Nepal Chamber of Commerce Confederation of Nepalese Industries Each chairman of different largest exporters among commodity associations Woolen Carpet- Nepal Carpet Exporters Associations, Woolen Carpet- Central Carpet Industry Association Ready Made Garment- Garment Association of Nepal Pashmina Products- Nepal Pashmina Industries Association Handicraft- Federation of Handicrafts Association of Nepal   Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Associations Nepal
Published on 2014-01-20 23:57:05