Kathmandu, April 28 -- The government has said that preparations are over for the third Nepal Investment Summit 2024 that opens in Kathmandu on Sunday.

More than 1,700 investors from 55 countries will be taking part in the two-day summit, said Pradyumna Prasad Upadhyay, joint-secretary at the Investment Board Nepal. "A total of 150 projects-both government and private-will be showcased at the summit."

According to the board, delegates are coming from India, China, the US, Japan, the UK, the UAE and Germany.

There are 385 Nepali delegates from the government and the private sector. The summit will see 500 delegates from Nepal's immediate neighbours-300 Chinese and 200 Indian.

Among the participants, 33 are from the US, 28 from Japan, 1...