Nepal receives remittances amounting to over Rs 724 billion in nine months

May 12, Kathmandu: Nepal has received remittance amounting to over 7 hundred 24 billion Rupees in the nine months of the current fiscal year.

The figure had increased by 16.5 percent during the same period in the previous FY, 2020/21.

Similarly, remittance in USD has declined by 2.2 percent to stand at over USD 6.05 billion. The figure has seen a rise by 13.1 percent in the previous fiscal year. 

Till the review date, the number of Nepali people aspiring for foreign jobs who got their final work permit (institutional and individual—new and certification) has increased 74.9 percent to hit 256,031 as compared to 74.9 percent decrement in the previous FY.