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10 Million People At Risk Of Slipping Into Poverty In Pakistan: World Bank
The World Bank has painted a grim economic picture of Pakistan in its biannual report, cautioning that over 10 million more people are at risk of descending into poverty in the cash-strapped country.
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Half Of All Afghan Population Living In Poverty, Says World Bank: Report
In its latest monthly report known as the "Afghanistan Economic Monitor," the World Bank has noted that half of all Afghans are living in poverty, as reported by Tolo News on Thursday.
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Pakistan's 40% Population Lives Below Poverty Line, Says World Bank: Report
Pakistan's 40 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line, as per the World Bank, Dawn reported. Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper.
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World Bank's Warning To Pakistan Ahead Of General Polls
Pakistan is on brink of crisis where it should decide to remain a laggard with 40% population living below poverty line under elite capture or change course to take off for a brighter future.
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World Bank Cautions Pakistan As Nearly 100 Million People Now Under Poverty
Poverty in Pakistan shot up to 39.4 per cent as of last fiscal year, with 12.5 million more people falling into the trap due to poor economic conditions, the World Bank has said.
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"Best Way To Drive Nail In Poverty Coffin...": World Bank Chief On India
India's growth rate gives it an advantage in tackling poverty if the country maintains the current momentum, the new World Bank President Ajay Banga said in Delhi today.
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Rich-Poor Divide Could Wedge Apart Global Economy Fully: World Bank Chief
The new head of the World Bank said Tuesday that growing divides between rich and poor nations risked deepening poverty in the developing world, at a meeting of G20 finance ministers in India.
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Ukraine Has Tenfold Increase In Poverty Due To War, Says World Bank
Russia's attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukrainian cities away from the front lines will complicate the dire economic situation facing the country, which has already seen a tenfold increase in poverty this year, a top World Bank official said.
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Over 56 Million Indians Pushed Into Poverty Due To COVID-19 In 2020: World Bank Report
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, it upended numerous lives, brought industries to a near-standstill, and disrupted global economic activities.
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Goal Of Eradicating Extreme Poverty By 2030 Out Of Reach: World Bank
Covid-19 has dealt the "biggest setback" to global poverty reduction efforts in decades, and the World Bank warned Wednesday that the goal to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 likely remains out-of-reach.
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African Country Gripped By Deadly Witchcraft Violence: Report
Belief in witchcraft in the southern African country of Malawi is almost as widespread as its poverty -- nearly three people in four live on less than $2 a day, according to World Bank data.
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Viral: TV Anchor Sells Food On Street In Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan
A recent Twitter post by Kabir Haqmal, who earlier worked with the Hamid Karzai government, shows how many talented professionals in Afghanistan have been pushed into poverty.
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Poverty In India Declined 12.3 Percentage Points Between 2011-2019: World Bank Paper
Extreme poverty in India declined by 12.3 percentage points between 2011 and 2019, with rural areas doing better than urban centres, according to a working paper of the World Bank.
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Meat Off The Menu As Economic Crisis Deepens In Lebanon
Lebanon is grappling with an unprecedented financial crisis that the World Bank says is of a scale usually associated with full-scale wars.
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COVID-19 Pushes 80 Million People In Asia Into Extreme Poverty: Asian Development Bank
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has pushed an estimated 75 million to 80 million more people in developing Asia into extreme poverty as of last year compared with what would have happened without COVID-19, according to a new report by th
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10 Million People At Risk Of Slipping Into Poverty In Pakistan: World Bank
The World Bank has painted a grim economic picture of Pakistan in its biannual report, cautioning that over 10 million more people are at risk of descending into poverty in the cash-strapped country.
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Half Of All Afghan Population Living In Poverty, Says World Bank: Report
In its latest monthly report known as the "Afghanistan Economic Monitor," the World Bank has noted that half of all Afghans are living in poverty, as reported by Tolo News on Thursday.
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Pakistan's 40% Population Lives Below Poverty Line, Says World Bank: Report
Pakistan's 40 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line, as per the World Bank, Dawn reported. Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper.
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World Bank's Warning To Pakistan Ahead Of General Polls
Pakistan is on brink of crisis where it should decide to remain a laggard with 40% population living below poverty line under elite capture or change course to take off for a brighter future.
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World Bank Cautions Pakistan As Nearly 100 Million People Now Under Poverty
Poverty in Pakistan shot up to 39.4 per cent as of last fiscal year, with 12.5 million more people falling into the trap due to poor economic conditions, the World Bank has said.
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"Best Way To Drive Nail In Poverty Coffin...": World Bank Chief On India
India's growth rate gives it an advantage in tackling poverty if the country maintains the current momentum, the new World Bank President Ajay Banga said in Delhi today.
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Rich-Poor Divide Could Wedge Apart Global Economy Fully: World Bank Chief
The new head of the World Bank said Tuesday that growing divides between rich and poor nations risked deepening poverty in the developing world, at a meeting of G20 finance ministers in India.
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Ukraine Has Tenfold Increase In Poverty Due To War, Says World Bank
Russia's attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukrainian cities away from the front lines will complicate the dire economic situation facing the country, which has already seen a tenfold increase in poverty this year, a top World Bank official said.
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Over 56 Million Indians Pushed Into Poverty Due To COVID-19 In 2020: World Bank Report
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, it upended numerous lives, brought industries to a near-standstill, and disrupted global economic activities.
-
Goal Of Eradicating Extreme Poverty By 2030 Out Of Reach: World Bank
Covid-19 has dealt the "biggest setback" to global poverty reduction efforts in decades, and the World Bank warned Wednesday that the goal to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 likely remains out-of-reach.
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African Country Gripped By Deadly Witchcraft Violence: Report
Belief in witchcraft in the southern African country of Malawi is almost as widespread as its poverty -- nearly three people in four live on less than $2 a day, according to World Bank data.
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Viral: TV Anchor Sells Food On Street In Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan
A recent Twitter post by Kabir Haqmal, who earlier worked with the Hamid Karzai government, shows how many talented professionals in Afghanistan have been pushed into poverty.
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Poverty In India Declined 12.3 Percentage Points Between 2011-2019: World Bank Paper
Extreme poverty in India declined by 12.3 percentage points between 2011 and 2019, with rural areas doing better than urban centres, according to a working paper of the World Bank.
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Meat Off The Menu As Economic Crisis Deepens In Lebanon
Lebanon is grappling with an unprecedented financial crisis that the World Bank says is of a scale usually associated with full-scale wars.
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COVID-19 Pushes 80 Million People In Asia Into Extreme Poverty: Asian Development Bank
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has pushed an estimated 75 million to 80 million more people in developing Asia into extreme poverty as of last year compared with what would have happened without COVID-19, according to a new report by th
