<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;">Business leaders of SAARC member nations will gather in Kathmandu next month to take part in the SAARC Business Leaders' Conclave scheduled to be held from March 16 to 18, with an objective to promote investment, innovation and entrepreneurship in the region.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;">SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAARC-CCI) President Suraj Vaidya said, the bi-annual event of the SAARC-CCI is going to be held in Nepal for the second time and the government is going to host the regional event jointly with SAARC-CCI.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;">Former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, has been invited to deliver a keynote speech in the conclave. Former president of Sri Lanka Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has also been invited to address the meet. Top-notch business people from the region will be addressing the conclave. India has so far conducted this event three times, and Nepal and Sri Lanka have organised it once so far.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="font-size: 12.8px;">The South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) meeting is also scheduled towards the end of the conclave. The commerce ministers of the region are going to meet after four years to discuss unresolved issues to bring the SAFTA agreement into effect. There will be bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the event. Vaidya said, the intention in organising such events is to hold discussions on major issues for unleashing the potential of shared prosperity of the region.</div>''<div class="yj6qo" style="font-size: 12.8px;"></div>''<div class="adL" style="font-size: 12.8px;"></div></div>