With immense pride, we are happy to announce that MEX Nepal has attained another feather in its cap by becoming the first commodity exchange in Nepal to have been nominated in the top 5 for the FNCCI Awards for Excellence under 2 categories. The conclusion of the event was held at Radisson Hotel on the 27^th of August 2013. There were numerous companies which had competed for the award and the companies were evaluated on various criteria’s. MEX Nepal was nominated amongst the top 5 for the FNCCI Award for National Excellence, i.e. the apex award, and the FNCCI Award for Services Excellence, in the medium category.

A panel of eminent personalities had visited MEX Nepal on the 7^th August 2013 to assess the institution for the FNCCI Award for National Excellence 2070. The exchange had proceeded to the final round of assessment after it had successfully completed the requirements of the initial round. The National Excellence Awards, as incorporated by FNCCI, is in its sixth year, and has been successfully grading institutions on various categories including products and services. The National Excellence Awards has further been divided into two categories namely, People and Services. The panel of experts included Mr. Arun Sharma from Prestige Apartment, Danfe Chandol (Shankh Park), Mr. Manohar B. Shrestha, Treasurer of Network for Quality, Productivity & Competiveness-Nepal, Mr. Ramesh Sthapit, the former Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Industry and Mr. Roshan Rathi, General Manager of LCCI Nepal. Mr. Jitesh Surendren, CEO of MEX Nepal, gave a presentation on the company profile of the company with emphasis on the company’s background, obstacles and the future plans amongst others. A discussion was initiated to understand the core aspects of the markets. The panel of experts left the discussion table with a ‘new ray of knowledge’, since a few of them had admitted to the novelty of such business practice in the country.

The nomination for the awards has recognized MEX Nepal as an emerging institution amongst the business entities of Nepal. Having stated the obvious, MEX Nepal vows to not rest on their laurels and strive even harder to achieve the impossible in the ensuing days!

We will be given citations in the form of a certificate for the same from FNCCI in the forthcoming days!