DUBAI: Every month, 24-year-old parking attendant Ramesh Giri waits outside a money transfer office in Dubai to send US$600 (RM2,533) in cash to support his parents and two brothers in Nepal.
He dreads the routine, which costs him up to US$7 (RM30) each time and is keeping him from saving enough to fulfil his aspiration of becoming a restaurateur – but that could all change in the weeks ahead.
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