Nepal faces a crisis as COVID-19 stems the flow of remittances | World Economic Forum
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Remittances represent more than a quarter of Nepal’s economic output.
The pandemic means migrant workers have swapped the risk of death or injury at work with the reality of poverty and homelessness.
Financing a shift from subsistence to commercial farming could help prevent food shortages and stimulate employment.
Digitization could make migrant workers more resilient to shocks.