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Pakistan's economic mismanagement pushes poverty, inequality to record hig
Updated : 4 hours, 57 min ago IST
: Pakistan's poverty rate has soared to 29%, the highest in 11 years, while income inequality has climbed to its worst level in nearly three decades, exposing deep cracks in the country's economic management. According to a government survey, nearly 70 million Pakistanis now live below the m
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Pakistan's poverty rate rises to 25.3% in 2024-25: World Bank
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A recent World Bank (WB) report has raised alarms over the increasing poverty rate in Pakistan, emphasising the urgency for long-term, inclusive reforms to safeguard the country's most vulnerable communities, according to Dawn.
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Congress accuses Centre of twisting World Bank report, flags 28.1 per cent
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Sunday accused the Modi government of misrepresenting the World Bank's Poverty and Equity Brief for India, stating that poverty and inequality remain "deeply troubling", with 28.1 per cent of Indians living in poverty.
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India's poverty rate likely to decline further to 4.6% in 2024 from 5.3% i
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
India's poverty continues to decline steadily, with the poverty rate likely to fall to 4.6 per cent in 2024, estimates a recent report by the State Bank of India (SBI).
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World Bank endorses PM Modi's claim of reducing poverty in India
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Extreme poverty (living on less than USD 2.15 per day) fell from 16.2 percent in 2011-12 to 2.3 percent in 2022-23, lifting 171 million people in Indian above this line, according to a report by World Bank.
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Extreme Poverty reduced to minimal in India: SBI Research
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
As the poverty rates in the country declined below 5 per cent in 2024, a research study by State Bank of India (SBI) also highlighted that the extreme poverty in the country has reduced to minimal.
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"Poverty rate in Odisha declined from 70 to 10 per cent under BJD rule": F
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
While speaking at a meeting with the newly-elected MLAs of his party, Patnaik said, "When I first became the CM, 70 per cent of the people of Odisha were living below the poverty line, which has now been reduced to 10 per cent. Our efforts in the agriculture and irrigation sectors and women'
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Republic of Congo: Transforming climate crisis into an opportunity to end
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a press release by The World Bank, the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) emphasizes that the Republic of Congo could realize a substantial reduction in poverty rates, with rural areas potentially experiencing a 40 per cent decline and urban areas a 20 per cent reduct
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India’s freedom struggle is an inspiration for everyone: Odisha CM Naveen
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik hoisted the National Flag at the 77th Independence Day celebrations at the Exhibition Ground in Bhubaneswar. Addressing the gathering, he said that India’s freedom struggle is an inspiration for everyone and that the state is making economic development w
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Study finds memory, mental health of people with epilepsy linked with neig
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to new research, people with epilepsy who live in disadvantaged neighbourhoods with higher poverty rates and fewer educational and employment opportunities may be more likely to have memory, thinking, and mental health problems than people with epilepsy who live in less disadvantag
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Economic, political tension worsens poverty in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The report says Pakistan's economy is under stress with low foreign reserves and high inflation. Activity has fallen with policy tightening, flood impacts, import controls, increased borrowing and fuel costs, low confidence, protracted policy and political uncertainty. Despite some projected
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Pakistan's poverty rate rises 35.7 pc
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The poverty rate of Pakistan has risen by 35.7 per cent and the prices of edibles have increased by 20 to 31 per cent, reported Pak vernacular media, Intekhab Daily.
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