NEPAL: Remittance in Rukum swells

Kantipur Report RUKUM, April 22 - Rukum has been receiving Rs. 5 million in remittances from various parts of the world daily. The money is coming through six different money transfer agencies operating in the district. Money transfer has proved a good and easy way for migrant workers to send money back to their families in Nepal.

Western Union Money Transfer, which was launched in 2005, handles Rs. 1.5 million in remittances daily. Bhiuman Gharti said that most of the money comes from Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Malaysia and Qatar. Read more