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initiative towards restoring greenery on the planet by way of for the sustainability of our future generations and critical
planting saplings and trees around to arrest Co2 emissions, for addressing climate change.
which is the main reason for climate change. It is the biggest
issue encountered by the world today which is being discussed "We Do Not Inherit the Earth from Our Ancestors; We
at various crucial international forums and the world is looking Borrow It from Our Children."
at India for the initiatives taken in this direction.
The way you take insurance for your children for financial
Weare working towards fulfilling our social obligation by way security, likewise plant trees for the children, grand-
of planting trees in good numbers as these are important childrenof mother earth and ensure her sustainability. R

Our new Editorial Advisory Board Member

We are pleased to inform you that Dr. Binod Atreya has been appointed as
Editorial Advisory Board Member of our Journal The Insurance Times.

Dr. Atreya serves as a Managing Director at Banking Finance and Insurance
Institute of Nepal (BFIN), a capacity development institution promoted by
seven commercial banks, two development banks, two finance companies,
two microcredit institutions, two capital market institutions, and the Emerging
Nepal Limited - a PPP model investment company with shareholding from the
Government of Nepal. Before joining this institution, Dr. Atreya served as the
CEO of Emerging Nepal Limited. He is representing as a Board Member in
Prudential Insurance Company, CARE Ratings Nepal Limited and also the
Member in the Infrastructure, Banking and Finance Sub-Committee of CNI in
Nepal. Dr. Atreya was also a Member of the Executive Committee of the
Management Association of Nepal (MAN) and led the International Relations
Sub Committee of MAN. He has been instrumental in the early period of the
establishment of the Nepal Infrastructure Bank Limited (NIFRA).
Dr. Binod Atreya
Prior to joining BFIN, Dr. Atreya holds over 30 years of professional experience
in various capacities in Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank of Nepal. He served as Executive Director at Micro Credit
Promotion and Supervision Department, Office of the Governor, Corporate Planning Department, Bank Regulation
Department, General Services Department, Bankers Training Centre, among others. Dr. Atreya was instrumental in
drafting policies for strengthening the microfinance institutions, and the cooperative sector. He also served as National
Project Director for implementing UNNATI - Access to Finance Project (A2F) in collaboration with UNCDF and the
Government of Denmark and conducted demand and supply-side study of financial inclusion roadmap for Nepal. Dr.
Atreya contributed to developing a five-year strategic plan for Nepal Rastra Bank, and also in preparing the Financial
Sector Development Strategy approved by the Government of Nepal.

He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Nepal Bank Limited, a commercial bank, for a period of over three years. He
did serve with UNDP projects in the Republic of the Maldives, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. His expertise
includes in the areas of public-private partnership, entrepreneurship development, microfinance and developing the
strategic plan, financial literacy policy, financial sector reform, management and administration, research, and training.
He has presented a number of papers in international conferences and seminars and is regarded as a Strategist, Motivator,
Management, and Banking Expert, and a practical Resource Person. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Public Management
Reform from Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, and an MBA (India) and an MPA master's degree
from Nepal. Dr. Atreya has over four dozen publications, both in national and international journals and in daily Newspapers,
to his credit. He is also on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Banking Finance and Insurance.

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