The Qatar-Nepal Remittance Corridor : Enhancing the Impact and Integrity of Remittance Flows by Reducing Inefficiencies in the Migration Process

Endo, Isaku; Afram, Gabi G.

dc.creator	Endo, Isaku
dc.creator	Afram, Gabi G.
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:04:14Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:04:14Z
dc.date	2011
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:34:44Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:34:44Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000386194_20110721020141
dc.identifier	978-0-8213-7050-6
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2330
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/242706
dc.description	Remittance inflows play a crucial role in Nepal's economy. Officially recorded remittances already amounted to almost a quarter of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2009. The 2008-09 global economic crises resulted in slower growth of remittance inflows in Nepal, leading directly to lower disposable income. This is a telling reminder of the importance of promoting a supportive environment for remittances. Nepali migration continues to increase as workers seek greater economic opportunities abroad. In this quest, Qatar is one of the important migration destinations for Nepali migrant workers. This report analyzes the migration and remittance transfer processes in the Qatar-Nepal Corridor in order to provide policy recommendations that would help improve the scale and impact of remittance transfers from Qatar to Nepal, and enhance the efficiency and integrity of migration and remittances in the corridor. The report identifies challenges in the migration process from Nepal to Qatar (related to high migration costs and their financing) and constraints in the remittance transfer process from Qatar to Nepal, which together limit the development and poverty reduction impact of remittance flows to Nepali households. As this report highlights, the Qatar-Nepal remittance corridor has several distinctive features. First, the majority of remittance flows from Qatar to Nepal are being transferred through officially regulated remittance channels. One of the reasons for this is actually the second feature of this corridor, namely, the officially managed migration process from Nepal to Qatar (as a result of which the majority of migrants are documented workers). The third feature is the contrast between the high competition and low prices of remittance services in this corridor on the one hand, and the contradictory rules and high costs incurred during the migration process on the other hand. Finally, as a by-product of the complex migration process which involves multiple players, financial transfers through informal mechanisms take place from Nepal to Qatar in order to pay the commissions of manpower agencies and middlemen.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.relation	World Bank Study
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ABUSE
dc.subject	ACCOUNT-TO-ACCOUNT
dc.subject	ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
dc.subject	BABY
dc.subject	BANK ACCOUNT
dc.subject	BANK ACCOUNTS
dc.subject	BANK BRANCH
dc.subject	BANK DATA
dc.subject	BANK DRAFTS
dc.subject	BANK GUARANTEE
dc.subject	BANK GUARANTEES
dc.subject	BANKING SERVICES
dc.subject	BANKS
dc.subject	BEST PRACTICES
dc.subject	BORROWER
dc.subject	BRANCH NETWORK
dc.subject	BUS SERVICE
dc.subject	CASH TRANSFER
dc.subject	CASH-TO-CASH
dc.subject	CENTRAL BANK
dc.subject	CENTRAL BANKS
dc.subject	CHECKING ACCOUNTS
dc.subject	CHECKS
dc.subject	COLLATERAL
dc.subject	COLLECT CASH
dc.subject	COURIER SERVICES
dc.subject	CREDIT GUARANTEE
dc.subject	CREDIT TRANSFER
dc.subject	CREDIT TRANSFERS
dc.subject	CURRENCY
dc.subject	CURRENCY TRANSACTION
dc.subject	DEBIT CARDS
dc.subject	DEFAULT RISK
dc.subject	DEPOSIT
dc.subject	DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
dc.subject	DEPOSITS
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT BANKS
dc.subject	DISBURSEMENT
dc.subject	DISBURSEMENTS
dc.subject	DISEASES
dc.subject	DISSEMINATION
dc.subject	DUE DILIGENCE
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	ELECTRONIC FUNDS
dc.subject	ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
dc.subject	ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS
dc.subject	EMIGRATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	EXCHANGE COMMISSION
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENTS
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subject	FAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL FLOW
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL STABILITY
dc.subject	FOREIGN BANKS
dc.subject	FOREIGN CURRENCY
dc.subject	FOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subject	FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject	FOREIGN WORKERS
dc.subject	FRAUD
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	HOST COUNTRIES
dc.subject	HOST COUNTRY
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	IMMIGRATION
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INFORMAL CHANNELS
dc.subject	INFORMAL TRANSFER
dc.subject	INFORMAL TRANSFERS
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	INTEGRITY
dc.subject	INTEREST RATES
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDERS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER OPERATORS
dc.subject	ISSUANCE
dc.subject	JOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LACK OF AWARENESS
dc.subject	LAWS
dc.subject	LEGAL FRAMEWORKS
dc.subject	LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject	LIFE INSURANCE
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY RISK
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY RISKS
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARD
dc.subject	LOAN
dc.subject	LOAN REPAYMENT
dc.subject	LOCAL BANKS
dc.subject	LOCAL CURRENCY
dc.subject	LOCAL MONEYLENDERS
dc.subject	MARKET COMPETITION
dc.subject	MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subject	MARKET PLAYERS
dc.subject	MARKET SHARE
dc.subject	MIDDLEMAN
dc.subject	MIDDLEMEN
dc.subject	MIGRANT
dc.subject	MIGRANT LABOR
dc.subject	MIGRANT OUTFLOWS
dc.subject	MIGRANT WORKER
dc.subject	MIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subject	MIGRANT WORKFORCE
dc.subject	MIGRANTS
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subject	MIGRATION PROCESS
dc.subject	MOBILE PHONE
dc.subject	MOBILE PHONES
dc.subject	MONETARY FUND
dc.subject	MONEY EXPRESS
dc.subject	MONEY GRAM
dc.subject	MONEY LENDER
dc.subject	MONEY ORDER
dc.subject	MONEY ORDERS
dc.subject	MONEY TRANSFER
dc.subject	MONEY TRANSFER COMPANIES
dc.subject	MONEY TRANSFER OPERATOR
dc.subject	MONEY TRANSFERS
dc.subject	NATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subject	NATIONALS
dc.subject	NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS
dc.subject	PAYMENT SERVICES
dc.subject	PAYMENT SYSTEM
dc.subject	PAYMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subject	PHYSICAL CASH TRANSFER
dc.subject	POLICY DIALOGUE
dc.subject	POLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subject	POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY
dc.subject	POPULATION DIVISION
dc.subject	POPULATION INCREASE
dc.subject	PORTFOLIO
dc.subject	POSTAL SERVICE
dc.subject	PRIVATE COMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subject	PULL FACTORS
dc.subject	PUSH FACTORS
dc.subject	REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE
dc.subject	REMITTANCE FLOWS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE INFLOWS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE MARKET
dc.subject	REMITTANCE OUTFLOWS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE SERVICES
dc.subject	REMITTANCE TRANSFER
dc.subject	REMITTANCE TRANSFERS
dc.subject	REMITTANCES
dc.subject	REPATRIATION
dc.subject	REPAYMENT
dc.subject	REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subject	RESERVE
dc.subject	RESERVE BANK
dc.subject	RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
dc.subject	RESERVES
dc.subject	RESPECT
dc.subject	RETURN
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
dc.subject	SECURITIES
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVIDER
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject	SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SUBSIDIARY
dc.subject	TAX
dc.subject	TAX DEDUCTIONS
dc.subject	TEMPORARY MIGRATION
dc.subject	TERRORISM
dc.subject	TRADING
dc.subject	TRANSACTION
dc.subject	TRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subject	TRANSFER CHANNELS
dc.subject	TRANSFER COSTS
dc.subject	TRANSFER FEE
dc.subject	TRANSFER FEES
dc.subject	TRANSFER MECHANISMS
dc.subject	TRANSFER OF FUNDS
dc.subject	TRANSFER PROCESS
dc.subject	TRANSFER SYSTEM
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	TRANSPORT
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WIRE TRANSFERS
dc.subject	WORK MIGRATION
dc.title	The Qatar-Nepal Remittance Corridor : Enhancing the Impact and Integrity of Remittance Flows by Reducing Inefficiencies in the Migration Process
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	Middle East
dc.coverage	Nepal
dc.coverage	Qatar