Kathmandu, April 27 -- With two days left for the much-touted third investment summit, uncertainty hangs over the amendment to nine laws necessary to attract investors.

To attract investors, the Cabinet on Tuesday decided to amend nine Acts through an ordinance to clear legal complexities. An ordinance becomes effective after an authentication by the President.

However, the ordinance did not reach the President's Office by the end of office hours on Friday, clearly indicating a lack of urgency in the Pushpa Kamal Dahal administration. "The ordinance hasn't reached the President's Office by Friday evening. The President needs to study the content before authentication," Baburam Kunwar, legal adviser to President Ramchandra Paudel, told t...