On 15 October 2024, the World Bank stated in a press release: ‘The global goal of ending extreme poverty – less than $2.15 per person per day – by 2030 is out of reach: it would take three decades or ...

Around 1 in 5 children today are living in extreme poverty, according to new World Bank-UNICEF research. In 2024, an estimated 412 million children aged 17 or younger were residing in households ...

[00:00] - Those at the bottom of the income distribution, the poorest and the most vulnerable, have to be also more proactively engaged in that process of economic growth and benefiting from it. - ...

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A World Bank study has flagged Pakistan’s General Sales Tax (GST) as the single most damaging fiscal tool exacerbating poverty, especially among low-income households. The report, titled "The Effects ...

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The World Bank has revised its global poverty assessment criteria, resulting in a significant increase in Pakistan's reported poverty rate-from 39.8% to 44.7%.Under the updated framework, individuals ...

Thea Jaffe never expected to use a baby bank. In fact, she was responsible for referring other single parents from her local community group to the charity Little Village, which provides essential ...