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Mr. Deependra Bahadur Kshetry

Mr. Deependra Bahadur Kshetry
 

Mr. Deependra Bahadur Kshetry is a former Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank of Nepal. Mr. Kshetry began his career in Nepal's central bank in 1976, as deputy superintendent. He graduated, and headed for various departments, including Agricultural Development Bank, and was also an economic adviser in the research department. He became Managing Director of the General Services Department in 2004 and in the Monetary Management Department in 2007. From May to October 2007 he worked for Nepal's National Planning Commission (NPC). In addition, he has had many positions in other institutions. He was among others member of Nepal's National Development Council from 1992 to 1994, chairing the Eastern Rural Development Bank from 1995 to 1996, and a member of the Mid-Western Rural Development Bank from 2002 to 2004. He was also a member of the working group to assess the consequences of Nepal signed up in the WTO in 2004. Kshetry holds a Master of Arts degree in Social Economics and a Bachelor of Law degree from Tribhuvan University, as well as a MA in Agricultural Economics from the University of New England in Australia.