The rate of extreme poverty in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region nearly doubled between 2015 and 2018, a new World Bank report…
World Bank sees up to 9 million in Asia-Pacific pushed to extreme poverty by pandemic
© Provided by BusinessWorld BETWEEN 5.3 million and nine million people in East Asia and the Pacific are expected to fall into extreme poverty this…
Covid-19 pandemic will push millions across East Asia and the Pacific into poverty this year, says World Bank
By Charissa Yong The Straits Times/ANN WASHINGTON – Poverty in East Asia and the Pacific could increase this year for the first time in 20…