KATHMANDU, Jan. 19 -- Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada on Friday held an internal meeting concerning the money laundering exposed by Nepal Leaks. The minister had a meeting with officials of all government units involved in money-laundering investigations, in the wake of the Nepal Leaks disclosure about 55 Nepalis stashing ill-gotten money in different offshore companies and foreign banks. Most of them have also brought the money into Nepal as foreign direct investment.

Khatiwada discussed the matter with Deputy Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank Shivaraj Shrestha, Director General of Department of Revenue Investigation Dirgha Raj Mainali, Deputy Director General of the Department of Anti-Money Laundering Investigations (DAMLI) Binod Lamic...