Nepal, June 21 -- The government has unveiled the Commercial Policy Implementation Action Plan 2081, which envisions establishing and upgrading warehouses, cold stores, and high tech quality testing laboratories at major border points to strengthen export capacity and reduce the country's growing trade deficit. The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS) has said the plan aims to bring a structural shift in Nepal's trading system by promoting an export oriented economy.

The action plan highlights the need to secure international certification for agricultural and herbal products, while also strengthening institutions such as the Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology and the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control...