Inflation was the most worrying topic worldwide as of August 2024, with one third of the respondents choosing that option. Poverty and social inequality as well as crime and violence followed behind. Moreover, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the war in Gaza, 10 percent of the resp...
World Bank: Global Poverty Rate Drops to Record Low 10 Pct. More The Associated Press FILE- This Sept. 10, 2017, file photo shows a night view of the Mangueira slum, seen from a squatter building that used to house the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics IGBE) in...
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Reflecting 2018 and 2020 conditions, we use global high-resolution data on ambient air pollution (outdoor PM2.5 concentrations), population distribution, and poverty to provide aggregate exposure estimates (see Methods). We show that pollution levels are most hazardous in middle-income countries, ...
The bank said the data showed that the world was failing in its goal of making the 2020s a "transformative decade" in tackling extreme poverty, major communicable diseases and climate change. However, it added that there was an opportunity to turn the tide if governments act qui...
According to the Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report, global median income declined by 4 percent in 2020, the first decline since its measurements of median income began in 1990. "So if we have a world recession now, that would also depress median income, meaning that the people in the low...
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In 2023, the global financial landscape took a major hit as the Federal Reserve announced aggressive interest rate hikes, sending shockwaves through the global banking industry. This has led to the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank in the United States....
by Teddy Kaberuka The Chinese economy has experienced remarkable growth over several decades, with an average annual GDP growth rate exceeding 9 percent. Millions of people have been lifted out of poverty. During this time, the GDP has increased rapidly from 149.55 billion U.S. dollars in 1978...
June 6 2024 Food security Conflict and climate shocks fuel food poverty crises More than 25% of children under 5 years are suffering severe hunger, says Unicef report June 2 2024 Ruchir Sharma Biden’s challenge runs deeper than ‘bad vibes’ ...