Nepal, July 15 -- The parliamentary Finance Committee has given the government a 10-day deadline to submit a study report on various problems affecting the country's stock market.

Expressing concern at a meeting on Wednesday, the House of Representatives committee directed the government to study issues such as short selling, the introduction of new financial instruments, the expansion of institutional investors in the market, coordination between banks and the stock market, enhancement of investor confidence, and policy stability, among others.

Speaking at the meeting, Rastriya Swatantra Party lawmaker Vidushi Rana questioned government officials about their strategies to increase long-term and institutional investment in the share ma...