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Economists warn Pakistan's poverty decline has stalled amid political turm
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's long-standing progress in reducing poverty has come to a halt, economists cautioned at the Fifth Annual International Conference of the School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS) at IBA.
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"Make women self-reliant": RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav explains purpose of '
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sharing a post on 'X', Tejashwi Yadav mentioned that the primary purpose of the "Mai-Bahin Maan Scheme" is to make women self-reliant, happy, prosperous, affluent, healthy, and to facilitate their lives. He also considered the "Mai-Bahin Maan Scheme" as a step towards reducing poverty in the
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World Bank endorses PM Modi's claim of reducing poverty in India
Updated : 11 months 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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H&M Foundation : Shifting the narrative to transform systems
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], November 1: Communication plays a huge role in painting a vision of what a reinvented textile industry could look like, and inspiring stories can help motivate this shift. The power of perception can be a key enabler in reducing poverty, improving education and fighting i
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World Bank Prez nominee's unique perspective can help in reducing poverty:
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
While addressing weekly briefings, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, "US nominated Ajay Banga to be president of the World Bank. President Biden himself said he is uniquely equipped to lead the world bank, he is a renowned business executive that has managed companies brin
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Chinese villagers facing widening income inequality despite modernisation
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 14 (ANI): Beijing's push to modernise rural areas of China claiming to improving lives and reducing poverty, Chinese villagers across the nation are facing an even wider gap in income inequality against their urban counterparts as an economic opportunity in the countrys
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ADB meets commitment to double annual climate financing to $6 billion
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Dec 9 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday it has achieved a key commitment to double its annual climate investments from three billion dollars in 2014, hitting a record high of more than six billion dollars in climate-related financing during 2019.
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Chidambaram refutes Ivanka's view on poverty in India
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov.28 (ANI): After Advisor to United States President Ivanka Trump hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reducing poverty in India, , senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram claimed that it was his party which lifted people out of poverty.
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India, US agree to cooperate in reducing poverty through sustainable econo
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 14 (ANI): The United States and India have agreed to cooperate in the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) with a common aim of reducing poverty globally through sustainable economic growth.
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Bangladesh can end extreme poverty by 2030: World Bank
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 3 (ANI): Asserting that Bangladesh has done an impressive job in reducing poverty over the last decade, the World Bank in its report on Monday said the country has the potential to end extreme poverty by 2030 if firm steps are taken to make growth more inclusive to b
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