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

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Exchange Rates Conversion -- Executive Summary -- Migration from Nepal to Qatar -- Remittance Transfers from Qatar to Nepal -- The Regulatory Framework for Protecting the Integrity of Remittances -- MAP: Remittance and Worker Flows Between Qatar and Nepal -- Introduction -- Background -- Objectives -- Methodology -- Outline of the Report -- 1. The Migration Process -- Migrant Workers in the Gulf Region -- Migration of Nepali Workers to Qatar -- Main Characteristics of Nepali Migrant Workers in Qatar -- The Migration Process from Nepal to Qatar -- Challenges in the Migration Process -- 2. The Remittance Transfer Process -- Total Remittance Outflows, Destinations and Trends from Qatar -- Total Remittance Inflows to Nepal and their Significance -- Remittance Flows between Qatar and Nepal -- The Remittance Market Landscape in Qatar -- The Remittance Market Landscape in Nepal -- Remittances through Mobile Phones -- Remittance Transfer Fees between Qatar and Nepal -- Challenges for Remittance Transfers in the Qatar-Nepal Corridor -- 3. The Regulatory Framework for Protecting the Integrity of Remittances -- The Framework in Qatar -- The Framework in Nepal -- Challenges in the Legal and Regulatory Framework of AML/CFT in Qatar and Nepal -- 4. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations -- Migration-Related Findings & Policy Recommendations -- Remittance Transfers-Related Findings & Policy Recommendations -- Regulatory Framework-Related Findings & Policy Recommendations -- Appendix. Payment System Platforms in the Remittance Corridor -- Bibliography -- Figures -- Figure 1.1. Non-national population as a share of total population in GCC countries -- Figure 1.2. Estimated breakdown of overall of migration expenses -- Figure 1.3. Sources of financing for migration from Nepal to Qatar.