KATHMANDU Throwback Arizona Cardinals Jerseys , Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Despite facing diplomatic stand-off and economic embargo from Gulf nations, Qatar took the largest number of Nepali migrant workers in the last fiscal year 2016-17 that ended in mid-July, Nepali government has said in a report.


According to Nepal's Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE), Qatar received 125,892 Nepali migrant workers in the last fiscal year, leaving Saudi Arabia Authentic Arizona Cardinals Jerseys , which was the largest destination in the previous fiscal year, in the third position.


Qatari market received 31 percent of total Nepali migrant workers who migrated seeking foreign jobs in the last fiscal. The Himalayan country sent as many as 398,978 workers abroad last fiscal.


Malaysia emerged as second largest destination by taking in 98,437 Nepali workers while Saudi Arabia received 76,884 Nepalis. In the previous fiscal year 2015-16, Saudi Arabia topped the chart by receiving 138 Arizona Cardinals Jerseys For Sale ,529 Nepali job seekers.


According to recruiting agencies that supply workers to Qatar, new demands for workers have gone down significantly following the crisis but higher demand of workers in the previous months contributed to Qatar emerging as the largest destination for Nepali workers, they said.


On June 5, Middle East countries, including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates Cheap Arizona Cardinals Jerseys , Bahrain and Egypt, imposed economic blockade on Qatar after cutting off diplomatic ties with it. They have charged Qatar with helping the "terrorist organizations."


"The number of Nepali migrant workers leaving for Qatar would be much higher provided this crisis had not emerged," Laxman Biswa, chairman of Osho Recruiting Agency, one of the leading recruiting agencies to send workers to Qatar, told Xinhua on Tuesday. "After the crisis began Pat Tillman Cardinals Jersey , new demand has gone down by 75 percent."


"As we have not received any report about Nepalis facing job crisis as result of diplomatic stand-off, we have not stopped issuing permit for Qatar," Mohan Adhikari, information officer at the DoFE, said on Tuesday.


According to the DoFE, the recruiting agencies are sending workers to Qatar based on old demands before the crisis began. As new demand is low T. J. Logan Cardinals Jersey , the number of Nepalis going to Qatar has also gone down. "We used to issue 400-500 permits for Qatar a day before the crisis. Now, we issue around 200-300 permits a day," said Adhikari.


Provided the crisis ends, Nepali recruiting agencies believe that there will be high demands of foreign workers in Qatar as it prepares for 2022 World Cup football. They however caution that the Qatari job market has been competitive because of influx of foreign workers from other countries, including Bangladesh and South East Asian countries too.


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BERLIN, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Following his first game back after being out of the game for seven months with a metabolic disorder, Borussia Dortmund striker Mario Goetze has asked his club's fans to be still patient and not expect too much of him.


"I'm still far from being 100 per cent," the 25-year-old striker stressed after his first 60-minute appearance against VfL Wolfsburg (3-0) last weekend.


"There's still a long way to go for me. I'll have to train a lot and do a lot of additional work Markus Golden Cardinals Jersey ," Goetze added.


Goetze though expressed relief at being back in action and said he is happy to be part of the yellow and blacks first team again. Taking little steps is the best way to return Goetze emphasized. He intends sticking to the strategy in the near future, no matter how long it takes to get to back to top form.


Dortmund's coach Peter Bosz told German media that Goetze still needs more time to become fully match fit and get into a rhythm. "He's an exceptionally gifted player, but we have to allow him to take all the time he needs to get back to top level. I'm happy he got some playing time in our first match of the season. It was important for him and us to see how much he can help us," Bosz stressed.