The Koshi Province government has signed agreements with investors for 45 different projects worth Rs 152.16 billion during the two-day investment summit organized by the province government. The Province Investment Summit was organized on Thursday.

Dr Saroj Koirala, the Chief Executive Director of the Province Investment Authority, confirmed that MoUs were signed for 46 different projects. The MoUs for investment were signed by Dr Koirala and the investors.

According to Dr Koirala, agreements have been signed for eight projects related to agriculture, three related to energy, 12 related to industry, nine related to infrastructure, two related to information technology, 10 related to tourism and two related to waste management.

He shared that among the projects for which MoUs for investment have been signed, 19 projects are from the private sector and 27 projects are public-private partnership.

The province government had put 71 projects on display and estimated investment commitments of Rs 173.49 billion at the investment summit.