SAARC Finance ministerial meeting to give priority to investment promotion

<p>The eighth finance ministerial meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) would give priority to the issues of trade and investment promotion in the region.<br><br>The meeting has been scheduled for coming August 25 and 26 in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.</p><p>Under Secretary at the Finance Ministry, International Economic Cooperation Division, Surya Pokharel, said that issue of trade facilitation and connectivity would get priority in the meeting. <br><br>He said that ministers participating in the meeting would also hold discussion on operation of a SAARC Development Fund for the infrastructure development of South Asian countries. <br><br>Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara is scheduled to lead the Nepali delegation to the meeting, according to his press advisor Trivuwan Poudel. <br>&nbsp;<br><br><br></p>