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World Bank: Only 44% Of Social Benefits Reach Poor Nigerians
12 Nov 2025 14:07 GMT
… naira channelled annually into poverty alleviation, a new World Bank report has revealed … allocation, the World Bank warned, has had “almost no impact” on poverty, with …
Despite the overall inefficiency, the World Bank acknowledged that the National Social …
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Kerala’s end of extreme poverty: How a lower-middle-income state achieved what few others have
12 Nov 2025 19:29 GMT
… NITI Aayog uses National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), which considers … refined deprivation indices of poverty, while rights documents like … priority needed to sustain poverty reduction, running this effort … former senior vice-president, World Bank
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World Bank Warns Most Nigerian Social Benefits Fail to Reach the Poorest Citizens
12 Nov 2025 09:39 GMT
… short in practice.
The World Bank noted that the imbalance stems … its potential to alleviate widespread poverty or reach a broader number … net systems.
According to the World Bank, social benefit programs must be … for them to meaningfully reduce poverty.
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World Bank hails youth-led venture
12 Nov 2025 07:31 GMT
… poverty on a large-scale.
Said Diop: “For the World Bank, … chairperson Hastings Nhlane said World Bank support has been instrumental … significant support from the World Bank, which funded these … Malawi Government and the World Bank projects, have helped Acades …
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Nigeria’s Social Protection Budget Allocation Has No Impact On Poverty — W’Bank
12 Nov 2025 11:32 GMT
… no effect on poverty, so far.
The World Bank, in a new … number of schools.
The World Bank also expressed concern over Nigeria … net programmes, with the World Bank providing over 90 per … end.
Despite this, the World Bank described Nigeria’s social safety …
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The poverty measurement industry
12 Nov 2025 08:53 GMT
… the poverty threshold, based on 2018-2019 survey data. The World Bank, using … 2021 purchasing power parities, offers its own global poverty lines … World Bank’s nowcasts add another layer of confusion, projecting, not measuring, poverty …
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Sudan Poverty Rate Surges Over Threefold Since Civil War Erupted
12 Nov 2025 07:45 GMT
(MENAFN) Poverty across Sudan has … subsist below the poverty threshold.
"The poverty rate in … minister traced the dramatic poverty spike to escalating hostilities … World Bank announced in June that the global benchmark for assessing extreme poverty …
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Poverty rate in Armenia by the end of 2024 was 21.7%
12 Nov 2025 06:44 GMT
… Committee of Armenia, the poverty rate in Armenia, determined … Committee of Armenia, the poverty rate in Armenia, determined … insights into child poverty. Extreme poverty among children was … the World Bank's updated methodology, which defines the poverty …
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Poverty lives in the mind
12 Nov 2025 01:07 GMT
… might use it to escape poverty, while the other would remain … wealth. Oprah Winfrey, born into poverty, refused to remain a hired … build wealth. According to the World Bank, over 60 per cent of … worship it as a master. Poverty begins in the mind long …
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Private sector reform is key to sustained growth and jobs in Sierra Leone – says World Bank report
10 Nov 2025 18:02 GMT
… ,” said Abdu Muwonge, World Bank Group Country Manager for … growth and development. The World Bank remains committed to supporting … ,” said Michael Saffa, World Bank Senior Country Economist and … prospects for growth and poverty reduction depend on strengthening …