Western Union -- one of the most reliable money transfer agencies -- has a wide network of 380,000 locations in 200 countries across the world. In Nepal, the company has 3,500 agents across the country. It promises to deliver money to the receiver within just 10 minutes. [break]
Introducing Maha duo as its brand ambassador, Western Union said it is planning to reach to the local people of the rural parts of the country.
"Maha duo with their unmatched comic skill will help us deliver our message to the general public. We are also trying to make our service more approachable so that we can contribute to the society and economy by bringing the remittance circulation to the formal channel," said Cedris Dias, the Western Union´s director of marketing for South Asia.
The company has also been involved in different Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives to help the society.
Of the total remittance flow to the country, only 20 percent comes through the formal channels. Western Union claims that it enjoys 18 percent of the international money transfer transactions through formal channels.
New Karbonn handsets hit market
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Pashupati Trade Link has launched three high-end handsets of Karbonn Mobiles in the market.
The new handsets are compatible to GSM and CDMA network and have multimedia functions, extra long battery life and memory card among others.
Biju Menon, the business head of UTL Group, said Nepal has proved to be one of the best markets for Karbonn in the sub-continent. “Karbonn has become one of the fastest selling mobile brands in Nepal in such a short span of time,” Menon said at a press meet.
Pashupati Trade Link said Karbonn mobiles are available in the most affordable price with one year warranty on the phone and six months warranty on the batteries.
K 580 - Rs 5,525
K6 - Rs 4,450
K46 - Rs 5,450
JOCVs complete 40 years
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCVs) have completed 40 years in Nepal.
JOCV program was started in 1965 with the objective of bringing about progressive change in grassroots level with local communities, Fungma Fudong, public relation officer of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), said. JOCV program is one of JICA´s technical cooperation schemes for developing countries.
Fudong informed that JICA has sent over 38,000 Japanese volunteers to more than 80 countries. Nepal is the 11th host country of this program.
“JOCVs have played an active role as development partners in Nepal´s socio-economic development process by contributing in the sectors like agriculture, fruit cultivation, vegetable production, community drinking water sector, forestry and so on,” JICA said in a statement on Friday.
More than 1,100 Japanese volunteers have already worked as JOCVs in Nepal.
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