The Nepal Foreign Trade Association held talks with Secretary Dr. Ram Prasad Ghimire of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies on Tuesday, raising concerns over persistent transport delays on Indian routes. General Secretary Jayant Kumar Agrawal called for an increase in railway wagons to speed up cargo movement and urged amendments to the Nepal–India Trade Treaty protocol to allow the import of third-country machinery parts via India. The association also demanded the immediate resumption of export cash subsidies and the implementation of a one-window system for business renewals. Members further criticized the government’s decision to reduce the cash transaction ceiling from Rs 1 million to Rs 500,000.
