Mr. Chandra Prasad Dhakal is one of the leading entrepreneurs of the country. He is the Executive Chairman of IME Group of Companies, one of the fastest growing business conglomerates in Nepal, with diversified presence in Banking, Remittances, IT, Trading, Hydropower, Travel Trade, Cable Car and Hospitality sectors.

Mr. Dhakal is a pioneer in the remittance business of the country, enabling millions of Nepalese working abroad to remit funds to their families in Nepal. Mr. Dhakal set up International Money Express (IME) in 2001 in Nepal and Malaysia to facilitate the migrant workers in Malaysia to remit their earnings. This arrangement has not only become productive, but also paved a pathway to institutionalizing formal means of remittances in the country. Remittance payment locations in every corner of the country have ensured rural communities' access to finance along with contributing to poverty alleviation in the country, one of the fundamental objectives of Millennium Development Goals. For his outstanding contribution in the national economy by bringing in the largest volume of remittances, he has also been conferred with the Commercially Important Person (CIP) award 2014 by the Government of Nepal, Business Personality of the Year 2014 by Kantipur Publications and Gorkha Dakshin Bahu IV from the then King of Nepal, Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah.

His   involvement   in the Banking   sector   also   reflects   his   visionary   leadership   as   he shouldered the merger policy of the Government of Nepal and Nepal Rasta Bank through Global IME Bank, which is currently a combination of 18 financial institutions of Nepal, after various successful mergers.

Mr. Dhakal is the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Indonesia to Nepal since 2010, Chairman of Global IME Bank Limited and Executive Chairman of IME Group of Companies, a business conglomerate that has a wide array of investment portfolios and IME Ltd., the number one remittance company of Nepal. He is a member (Permanent Invitee) of Investment Board Nepal (Government body chaired by the Prime Minister of Nepal), Executive Committee Member of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Chairperson of International and NRN Investment Promotion Committee, President of Nepal Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vice-Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce and Industry Nepal (ICC-N), Nepal German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NGCCI) and Western Development Forum (a non-profit organization for the overall development of the western part of Nepal that includes three zones/sixteen districts).

His Investment portfolio Includes the following:

 
Mr. Dhakal has participated in many international conferences and seminars such as the 7th NRNA European Regional Meeting & the 5th NRNA Women’s Conference, Regional Conference on Money Service Business organized by Bank Negara Malaysia (Central Bank of Malaysia), Courtesy call on Hon'ble Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, former Prime Minister of Malaysia, at his residence to extend an invitation for participation in Nepal Business Conclave 2014, India Infrastructure Summit 2013 & AGM of Indo-Canadian Business Chamber, 12th Meeting of Nepal-China Non- Governmental Forum, 4th Bhutan Construction Expo & FNCCI Delegation to Bhutan, 31st Association of Nepalese in America, 6th NRNA European Regional Meeting & 4th NRNA Regional Women's Conference Convention, Global Forum on Remittances 2013 organized by the World Bank and IFAD, 8th World Chambers Congress, CACCI Presidential Visit to Myanmar, etc.
 
Mr. Dhakal has visited many countries like Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States of America.