WASHINGTON, April 18: Finance Minister Barshman Pun addressed the ministerial meeting of the V-20 group of countries, which are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

KATHMANDU, April 15: Finance Minister Barshman Pun has departed for the US to participate in the spring meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

KATHMANDU, March 22: A bill aiming to amend the Bank and Financial Institutions Act, 2073, has been introduced with provisions including a maximum age limit of 70 years for bank directors. Finance Minister Barshman Pun presented this proposal in the House of Representatives.

KATHMANDU, March 21: Finance Minister Barshman Pun discussed the illegal recruitment of Nepali citizens in the Russian army with the Russian ambassador to Nepal, Aleksei Novikov.

KATHMANDU, March 19: A courtesy meeting was held between Finance Minister Barshman Pun and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song.

KATHMANDU, March 10: Newly-appointed Finance Minister Barshman Pun has urged American investors to participate in the upcoming Investment Summit to be held in Kathmandu in April.