Nepali migrant workers send remittance of Rs 1449 billion in first eight months

Kathmandu, April 3

Nepali migrant workers have sent a total of 1449.65 billion in remittances during the first eight months of the current fiscal year 2082/83 (mid-July 2025 to mid-March 2026). According to the central bank data, remittance inflow has surged by 37.7 per cent during the reporting period.

The growth was 9.5 per cent in the same period last year. Remittance inflow was recorded at Rs 188.64 billion during the last month (February 13 to March 14). In the same month of the previous year, the inflow was Rs 151.19 billion.

The Nepal Rastra Bank’s report stated that during the period, net secondary income (net transfers) increased to Rs 1591.66 billion, up from Rs 1149.30 billion in the previous year. During the review period, the number of Nepalis obtaining final labour permits (institutional and individual–new) for foreign employment was 273,536, and the number of those obtaining a re-permit was 251,985. In the same period last year, these numbers were 317,068 and 217,403, respectively. –

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