Knowledge-Based Integrated Sustainable Agriculture in Nepal (KISAN II) Project is a Feed the Future Initiative funded by USAID. Within the umbrella of Ministry of Agriculture and Development (MOAD), technical assistance for implementation of the project is provided by a consortium led by Winrock International. KISAN II is a 5 years project started in Aug 2017 and it is being implemented in 24 hill and Terai districts of 5 provinces (province 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) of Nepal.

NABIC is the first agri-focused business incubator and innovation platform in Nepal – a ‘Not For Profit’ institution supported by the Ministry of Agricultural Development (Government of Nepal), PACT (Project for Agriculture Commercialization and Trade) and the World Bank Group currently being managed by Practical Action Consulting Ltd, UK in partnership with KUSOM (Kathmandu University School of management).

NEMPL is a technology based Payment Service Provider (PSP) dedicated to providing and delivering innovative financial technology based solutions to its customers. NEMPL reaches out to its customers through its in-house proprietary product platform ‘PaybyOnline’, which is a multipurpose cloud based platform for selling, distributing, reselling and purchasing products and services.

Manali Petrochemicals Limited (MPL) is a chemicals company developing innovative products, since 1986, that find application in a variety of industries such as appliances, automotive, bedding, food & fragrances, furniture, footwear, paints and coatings, and pharmaceuticals.

Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen) is incorporated to engage in the power generation business by pursuing the development and construction of cost-competitive and highly efficient power plants that will ensure adequate, reliable and affordable supply for electricity consumers. MGEN is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the largest electric distribution utility in the Philippines. With over five million customers, the parent company accounts for nearly 75% of electricity sales in Luzon, which accounts for about 70% of the country’s gross domestic product. In the Philippines as a whole, Meralco corners about 55% of total electricity sales in the Philippines and 50% of the total manufacturing output in the Philippines.

NMB Bank Limited licensed as “A” class financial institution by Nepal Rastra Bank in May 2008 has been operating in the Nepalese Financial market for over twenty years and is one of the leading commercial banks in the banking industry. The Bank has a Joint Venture Agreement with Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden (FMO), wherein FMO holds 20% of the Bank’s shares and is the largest shareholder of the Bank. In September 2016, the Bank signed a Joint Venture Agreement with Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden (FMO), the Dutch development bank following which FMO became the single largest share holder of the Bank. The alliance with FMO positions the NMB Bank in becoming the market leader in managing environmental & social risks and the leading player in renewable energy and agribusiness.

Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited has been in operation in Nepal since 1987 when it was initially registered as a joint-venture operation. Today the Bank is an integral part of Standard Chartered Group having an ownership of 70.21% in the company with 29.79% shares owned by the Nepalese public. The Bank enjoys the status of the largest international bank currently operating in Nepal.