Dear Friends,

We would like to invite all interested individuals to the seminar on economic development issues of Nepal. We few individuals working on to have a regular seminar series (at least once in 2 months). The objective of the seminar series is to stimulate intellectual discussions among the Nepalese diaspora on topics in relation to opportunities for and challenges to Nepal’s specific and overall socio-economic transformation. An open and interactive discussion will be encouraged during and after the Speaker’s presentation.

The first and inaugural seminar is being organized on Saturday, March 4, 2017.

Title: Where Does Nepal Stand with Neighboring and Global Economies on Economic and Social Development?

Speaker’s brief bio: Prem Sangraula has been an economist for more than a decade in the Development Research Group at the World Bank. He did his Master in Economic Policy Management at Columbia University in 1998. He manages the global poverty monitoring database that is primarily used to track the World Bank’s twin goals of ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Global poverty monitoring database, through PovcalNet website and World Development Indicators, is being widely used by international community including the UN, universities and researchers, policy makers, and governments throughout the globe. He also has advised several development projects for Nepal and other developing countries. Mr. Sangraula has coauthored and published several policy related papers in reputed journals. Prior to joining the World Bank, he worked as a Statistical Officer for nine years at the Central Bureau of Statistics for the government of Nepal. He is also a motivated social worker and volunteer of different social organizations in the greater Washington DC metro area.

Venue: Arlington Central Library, small room on second floor.

Address: 1015 N Quincy St, Arlington, VA 22201

Time: Door open: 1:00, Starts: 1:15 and ends 3:15,

Date: March 04, 2017

For more information, please contact:

Govinda Timilsina: 202-290-4516
Prem Sangraula: 202-320-6115