The Gulf's largest remittance corridor is quietly going digital
Exchange houses still dominate the counter, but app-based transfers now account for a rising share of money sent home by Nepali workers in the Emirates.
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Exchange houses still dominate the counter, but app-based transfers now account for a rising share of money sent home by Nepali workers in the Emirates.
The latest bulletin dated September 3 reports 1,252 deaths, 5,135 injuries and 11,993 rescues after the August 26 Rasuwa–Bhotekoshi flood disaster.
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A week after a catastrophic flood tore through Rasuwa and the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli corridor, more than 1,100 people are confirmed dead and nearly 4,000 remain missing. Rescue teams are still searching devastated communities as Nepal begins confronting the scale of reconstruction.
A fake vacancy, a real-looking offer letter and a fee paid in cash to somebody's cousin. The pattern is consistent enough that most of it can be spotted before the money moves.
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