Dissecting the World of Remittance

April 27, 2022

It is estimated that by 2030 there will be nearly one million Nepalis living in the Australia, Canada, the UK and the US. An outflow of such nature would mean bigger diaspora settled abroad, and increased remittances in Nepal. In this Neftalk, our eminent panel will deconstruct and explore multiple facets of remittance and migration. In this Neftalk, our eminent panel will deconstruct and explore multiple facets of remittance and migration.

The contribution of remittances to Nepal’s economic growth is significant. NEF is striving to dissect and decode the existing patterns of remittance and at the same time seeking to project future trends as this topic is fairly unexplored in Nepal. It is estimated that by 2030 there will be nearly one million Nepalis living in the Australia, Canada, the UK and the US. An outflow of such nature would mean bigger diaspora settled abroad, and increased remittances in Nepal. In this Neftalk, our eminent panel will deconstruct and explore multiple facets of remittance and migration.

 

 

 

 

Aarti Rana

Deputy CEO, Sunrise Bank Limited

 

 

 

 

Alice J. Brooks

Senior Economist, The World Bank Group, Nepal

 

 

 

 

Paras Kharel

Research Director, South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE)

 

 

 

 

Moderator - Sujeev Shakya

Chair, Nepal Economic Forum