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Under the Industrial Enterprises Act 1992 (as amended) and the Industrial Enterprises Regulations 1992 there are certain incentives in the form of income tax, VAT, excise duty, and customs duty exemptions or deductions for certain manufacturing industries, including any industry investing in process or equipment that has the objective of controlling pollution or may have a minimum effect on the environment (i.e. manufacturing fuel- saving, pollution-control devices, solid waste processing)

The 2008 amended Securities Registration and Issue Regulation requires a corporate body using local natural resources and materials as its raw materials to set aside at least 10% of its issued capital for the people residing in the local area, in order to encourage public issues from companies in the infrastructure and manufacturing and processing sectors

Nepal faces several policy, institutional, and financial constraints in the development of its transport sector, notably poor maintenance systems for motor vehicles leading to an increasing number of polluting vehicles and road accidents

With the aim of tackling problems, such as poor infrastructure, inadequate investment, limited air connectivity, shortage of good-quality accommodation and skilled manpower, and promoting the sustainable growth of tourism, the authorities launched the Tourism Policy 2009, the Tourism Vision 2020, the Strategic Plan for Tourism Products and Resources, and the campaign Nepal Tourism Year

The Kuwait Fund extends grants and loans on concessionary terms to finance development projects in developing countries as a means, inter alia, of promoting sustainable development around the world

Kuwait is proposing to upgrade the legislative framework by addressing a number of legal instruments, including the enactment (or amendment) of, inter alia, environmental protection law

In May 2010, Kuwait’s parliament passed the law setting out the framework for a programme of privatization of state-owned enterprises, including the criteria and conditions to be satisfied before an asset can be privatized, in order, inter alia, to ensure commitment to protection of the environment

Subsidiary and contributing objectives of Kuwait's trade policy are, inter alia, the protection and preservation of the environment

The Government's decision to allow foreign participation in the energy sector for the first time, specifically in the development of natural gas production is aimed at facilitating the acquisition of the technology and know-how necessary to exploit Kuwait's energy resources more effectively

Kuwait scheduled commitments in eight services sectors, including environmental services