By A Staff Reporter

Kathmandu, Mar. 8 : Pawan Kumar Golyan is elected chairman of Confederation of Banks and Financial Institutions Nepal (CBFIN) unanimously. A renowned industrialist Golyan is also the chairman of NMB Bank Limited.

The first Annual General Assembly of the organisation the other day elected a 15-member working committee unopposed.

Bhoj Bahadur Shah is elected Senior Vice-chair of the organisation and Rajesh Upadhyaya Vice-chair.

Likewise, Keshav Bahadur Rayamajhi is elected to the post of general secretary, Tulasi Ram Agrawal treasurer, Kush Prasad Malla secretary and Manoj Kumar Kedia joint-treasurer.

Prithvi Bahadur Pandey, Tulasi Prasad Gautam, Ichchha Raj Tamang, Upendra Keshari Neupane, Mahendra Kumar Goyal, Dasharath Risal and Hirendra Man Pradhan are the working committee members.

After his election, Golyan said that the CBFIN would cooperate and collaborate with other stakeholders to develop the financial sector in the country. He emphasised on the need to develop small and medium enterprises and create employment opportunities in the country.

Speaking at the opening session of the AGM, Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel said that the government would address the constraints that were creating hurdles in the financial sector development in the country.