Russell Bedford confirms B & B Associates as member in Nepal

April 2021

International professional services group Russell Bedford appoints B & B Associates as member for Nepal. 

B & B Associates is a full service firm of Chartered Accountants, established in 2003, and registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nepal. 

Based in a suburb of the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, the firm provides audit, consulting, tax and accounting services to clients in various sectors, including national and international charitable foundations, UN Agencies and multinational companies operating in Nepal.

Founding and managing partner, BM Dhungana, heads the firm’s assurance division. Specialising in internal and external audit, due diligence, business valuation and taxation, he has extensive experience in providing auditing and consulting services to large corporations and not-for-profit organisations. The second partner, Gorkarna Kattel, also has many years’ experience in the audit of corporate and non-profit entities, and has specialist expertise in information systems audits, forensic accounting and IFRS. 

Speaking about the appointment, Russell Bedford CEO Stephen Hamlet said: “I am delighted to welcome B & B Associates as our network member in Nepal. B & B has shown great determination and tenacity in securing their full membership of our growing network; traits that are attributed to ambitious, forward-thinking firms. I see a promising future for B & B and look forward in anticipation of what lies ahead for the firm, as they continue to develop with the support of their Russell Bedford colleagues. Congratulations!” 

BM Dhungana, partner at B & B Associates, added: “We are very proud to become full Russell Bedford members. Our experience having been associated with the network since 2012 has always been very positive and it is a very exciting moment in our firm’s history to achieve full international network membership; a move that brings great hope and optimism for the future of our firm and our clients.”