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These are the Nepali—and non-resident Nepali—elites with investment in offshore companies
More than 50 Nepalis have invested in offshore companies, exploiting secretive tax regimes and breaking the country’s law that bars investment in foreign countries, an investigation by the Centre for Investigative Journalism has found.Tsering D Gurung
More than 50 Nepalis have invested in offshore companies, exploiting secretive tax regimes and breaking the country’s law that bars investment in foreign countries, an investigation by the Centre for Investigative Journalism has found.
Read full story: Flouting laws, dozens of Nepalis invested in companies in tax haven island nations
Here are their names:
Birendra Mahato
Former lawmaker
Company: OJSC Amkodor Holding Limited Company
Location: Belarus
Partners: Niraj Govinda Shrestha, Upendra Mahato, Romeo Abdo Former
Upendra Mahato and Samata Nepal
Investors
Companies: Spartley Ventures, Pankur Finance, Tipologia, Moneystar, Amkodor, BNK, Yagyadeep, Yumi Nepal Earthquake Appeal, Nostal Business Corp and Mabel Apparel
Locations: British Virgin Islands, Cyprus, Belarus, England and India
Ajeya Raj Sumargi
Businessman
Arjun Sharma
Director, Muktishree Group
Companies: Airbell Services Limited Company
Location: Cyprus
Niraj Govinda Shrestha
Businessman
Companies: Spartley Ventures, Pankur Finance, Tipologia, Moneystar, Amkodor, BNK, Yagyadeep, Yumi Nepal Earthquake Appeal, Nostal Business Corp and Mabel Apparel
Locations: British Virgin Islands, Cyprus, Belarus, England and India
Arun Kumar Chaudhary
Shila Chaudhary
Karan Chaudhary
Suryansh Chaudhary
Chaudhary Group
Companies: Tenby Nominees Limited and Brock Nominees Limited
Location: Guernsey
Rajendra Kumar Kabra and Rekha Kabra
Bhrikuti Paper and Pulp
Company: Fragrance Town Limited Company
Location: British Virgin Islands
Lekhnath Pandey
Company: The Himalayan Adventure Limited
Mangesh Lal Shrestha
Chair, Nepal Youth Entrepreneurs’ Forum
Sanjib Rajbhandari
CEO, Mercantile Office Systems
Kiran Bhakta Joshi
Suprabha Rajbhandari
Company: Incessant Rain Company
Location: California, United States
Chandra Prasad Dhakal
Hemraj Dhakal
Anil Kumar Lamichhane
Kamal Poudel
Companies: International Money Express UK Limited and IME Holdings Limited
Location: United Kingdom
Rama Malla
Malla Hotel
Companies: Sixteen Upper Brook Street Limited
Location: United Kingdom
Partner: John Morrison Atwater
Minu Shah Chhibber
Companies: Rooney Holdings Company Pearl
Location: Channel Islands
Partner: John Morrison Atwater
Shyam Bahadur Karmacharya
Medical doctor
Company: Surgi Electro Media Company
Location: British Virgin Islands
Shatendra Gupta
Doctor/Professor
Company: Wonca International Inc
Location: British Virgin Islands
Shashikant Agrawal
Sumit Agrawal
Nepal Sugar Mills Association
Company: Multi-Link Trading Limited Company
Location: British Virgin Islands
Rajendra Bajgain
Central committee member, Nepali Congress
Company: Gurkha Encounters Limited and FNB Publishing Limited
Location: United Kingdom
Satish Lal Acharya
Nepali businessman based in Singapore
Company: Pasa Holding Limited, Square Star Inc, Lacell Holding Incorporated and Leading Faith Incorporated
Location: British Virgin Islands
Other investments: Lah Sahu Distribution Company and Bitmap Private Limited (Singapore), Applifone (Cambodia)
Bhawani Singh Shrestha
Sunivera Capital Venture Private Limited
Location: Singapore
Raj Bahadur Singh
Company: Appliphone Telecom
Location: Cambodia
Nawang Dolma
Companies: Fix Union Holdings Limited and Golden Cymbal International Limited
Location: British Virgin Islands
Uma Devi Singhania
Company: Silver Retreat Limited Company
Location: British Virgin Islands
Reenuka Pradhan
Punam Pradhan
Ajay Prasad Pradhan
Company: Rest Park Capital Inc
Location: British Virgin Islands
Bishwadhar Tuladhar
Bimal Kazi Tamrakar
Nabindra Joshi
Companies: Himalayan Investment Group and World Distribution Nepal Pvt Limited
Location: British Virgin Islands
Bishwa Barsingh Thapa
Company: Himalayan Investment Group
Location: British Virgin Islands
Bijendra Joshi
Arun Shrestha
World Distribution Nepal Pvt Limited
Location: British Virgin Islands
Binu Shrestha
Company: Belwood Acres Limited
Location: British Virgin Islands
Kishor Rana
Company: Celestial Investments Company
Location: Malta
Nirmal Shrestha
Company: KRB Group of Companies
Location: Malta
Shyam Milan Shrestha
Ashish Rauniyar
Chinpal Rauniyar
Companies: Sonnet Worldwide Limited and I-linkage International Limited
Location: British Virgin Islands
Khusbu Sarkar Shrestha
Company: I-linkage International Limited
Location: British Virgin Islands
Yogesh Lal Shrestha and Menuka Shrestha
Companies: Amkodor Earthmoving Equipment India Pvt Ltd and Maheshwar Softtech Pvt Ltd
Location: India
Rajan Lal Shrestha
Company: Maheshwar Suppliers Private Limited
Vikas Sinha
Company: United Spirit Limited
Location: British Virgin Islands
Harish Kumar Todi Agrawal
Bijesh Todi
Bindu Todi
Company: Woodstock Universal Limited
Location: British Virgin Islands