Kathmandu, Jan. 18 -- Two out of more than 50 Nepalis who have been found investing in offshore companies and bringing in foreign direct investment in Nepal from tax havens have defended themselves by saying they have complied with the country's lawwhile running their businesses.
A Centre for Inve-stigative Journalism-Nepal report released on Wednesday said Chandra Prasad Dhakal, chairman of IME Group of Companies, owns International Money Express (IME) UK Limited, a British company, and Rajendra Bajgain, a central committee member of the Nepali Congress and a tourism entrepreneur, had brought foreign direct investment from the British Virgin Islands.
On Thursday, via a press release, Dhakal stated: "We have neither established companies ...