Hanoi (VNA) - Over 80 delegates including women entrepreneursgathered in Kathmandu capital city of Nepal on September 11 to take part in thefirst Across Barriers-International Business Women's Summit.
The event, organised by the South Asia WomenDevelopment Forum, aims to promote business opportunities and partnershipwithin women entrepreneurs from the South Asian Association for RegionalCooperation (SAARC), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) andChina.
The two-day summit also focuses on exploring marketingopportunities through sharing and transferring skills and technology,especially in trade and tourism, information technology, agriculture andtextile sectors.
Inaugurating the event, Nepali Prime Minister SherBahadur Deuba said his government has prioritised investment for economic empowermentof women and has launched various policies, funds and legal interventions.
He said financial power and economic empowerment canreduce women vulnerability either in Nepal or in South Asia as a whole.
According to the South Asia Women Development Forum,only 10 percent of South Asian women are engaged in small and mediumenterprises, which is attributable to cultural norms and gender specificchallenges.-VNA
The event, organised by the South Asia WomenDevelopment Forum, aims to promote business opportunities and partnershipwithin women entrepreneurs from the South Asian Association for RegionalCooperation (SAARC), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) andChina.
The two-day summit also focuses on exploring marketingopportunities through sharing and transferring skills and technology,especially in trade and tourism, information technology, agriculture andtextile sectors.
Inaugurating the event, Nepali Prime Minister SherBahadur Deuba said his government has prioritised investment for economic empowermentof women and has launched various policies, funds and legal interventions.
He said financial power and economic empowerment canreduce women vulnerability either in Nepal or in South Asia as a whole.
According to the South Asia Women Development Forum,only 10 percent of South Asian women are engaged in small and mediumenterprises, which is attributable to cultural norms and gender specificchallenges.-VNA
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