Kathmandu, November 16
The Nepal Rastra Bank says the amount of remittance inflow has gone up by 16.8 per cent in the first three quarters of the fiscal year 2022/23.
According to the central bank data, Nepal received 281.05 billion in remittances sent by Nepali migrant workers from July 17 to October 17.
In the last month of the review period (September 17-October 17) alone, Nepal received Rs 94 billion in remittances.
In these past three months, 147,932 people have received final labour permits for foreign employment, which is 123.1 per cent more than in the same period last year. Likewise, 57,861 people acquired re-permits.