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If most Zimbabweans are now ‘middle-income,’ why are they still living in poverty?
06 Nov 2025 16:43 GMT
Tendai Ruben Mbofana
According to Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, a significant number of Zimbabweans have now reached middle-income status, spending an average of US$9 per day.
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Kerala Becomes First Indian State To Eradicate Extreme Poverty
06 Nov 2025 01:08 GMT
… poverty in the state. Pinarayi Vijayan.
Which, according to the World Bank … poverty, as per the data released by the World Bank … government launched the Extreme Poverty Eradication Project (EPEP). … government’s multidimensional poverty index released in 2021 …
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World Bank study finds Pakistan’s urbanisation level at 88pc
05 Nov 2025 06:37 GMT
… ;ISLAMABAD: An analysis of a World Bank policy research working paper reveals … produced by the World Bank’s Office of the Poverty and Equity Global …
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The World Bank: corruption and weak institutions could kill the EU’s Growth Plan for Moldova
04 Nov 2025 12:09 GMT
… World Bank reports in its Moldova Economic Update – November 2025 that the poverty … institution projects that the poverty rate at the $8 … 6% of GDP.
The World Bank projects modest economic growth … that without swift action, poverty reduction could stall, …
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Agriculture Ministry Welcomes World Bank’s Sixth Liberia Economic Update
04 Nov 2025 07:33 GMT
… Agriculture has welcomed the World Bank’s latest Liberia Economic … Dr. Nuetah described the World Bank’s findings as a … Agriculture agrees with the World Bank’s assessment that, … agriculture drives livelihoods, reduces poverty, and strengthens the resilience …
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The World Bank needs to refocus on poverty
04 Nov 2025 02:46 GMT
… pale against proven development strategies.
World Bank president Ajay Banga has staunchly … without sacrificing the vulnerable.”
The World Bank aims to connect 300 million … mission to return the World Bank to focusing on poverty. Raiding development funds …
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Brazil’s proven framework for achieving sustained poverty reduction
05 Nov 2025 09:56 GMT
… proven framework for achieving sustained poverty reduction and human capital development … breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty by investing in the education … recognition, with institutions like the World Bank continuing to provide financial support …
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Genetics, Poverty, Silence: The Triple Threat Driving Suicide In Nigeria
05 Nov 2025 06:28 GMT
… the combined forces of genetics, poverty, and neglect.
Three years after … World Bank just reported that 139 million Nigerians now live in poverty, nine … highlighted the toxic cocktail of poverty, trauma, and policy failure that …
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World Bank Set To Review Nigeria’s $1bn Economic Reform Loan Request In December
03 Nov 2025 09:59 GMT
… latest intervention falls within the World Bank’s Macroeconomics, Trade, and … the poverty line, despite modest improvements in macroeconomic stability. The World Bank highlighted … part of a broader FY2026 World Bank engagement package supporting Nigeria’s …
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COLUMN: World Bank's obsession with climate needs to stop
03 Nov 2025 09:22 GMT
… Secretary Scott Bessent told the World Bank on Oct. 15 to stop … its core business of ending poverty.
He called on the bank …