Monday, February 23, 2009

Dr Bhattarai terms poverty and unemployment as major challenges


Finance Minister Dr Baburam Bhattrai has termed poverty and unemployment as major challenges the country’s economy is facing currently.

He made this remark while speaking at an inauguration program of Sunrise Development Bank in Butwal.

The rebel-turned-minister also said that the government has forwarded the concept of new industrial policy to propel the economy towards the path of industrialization. “The government is making efforts towards changing the agro-based economy into industrial one,” he said.

Stating that the revenue collection by the government during the last six months has exceeded the set target by 32.5 percent, Minister Bhattarai also claimed that he is determined to turnaround the economy of the country

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