Afghanistan facing jump in poverty, unemployment

Oct 03, 2021

Kabul [Afghanisan], October 4 : People of Afghanistan are facing a sharp jump in poverty and unemployment and food and fuel prices have also...

India has officially eliminated 'extreme poverty': US report

Mar 02, 2024

India has now officially eliminated 'extreme poverty', which can be seen through the sharp decline in headcount poverty ratio and stark increase in household...

Gender discrimination worsened poverty in Pakistan: Analysts

Dec 12, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 12 : Amid the rising inflation in Pakistan, Analysts said that if there will be a sole breadwinner in the family,...

Extreme Poverty reduced to minimal in India: SBI Research

Jan 03, 2025

As the poverty rates in the country declined below 5 per cent in 2024, a research study by State Bank of India (SBI) also...

G20 Brazil declaration prioritises fight against hunger, poverty

Nov 19, 2024

The Rio de Janeiro declaration passed at the G20 summit prioritised actions towards achieving concrete results in the fight against hunger and poverty, emphasising...

Poverty in Pakistan rises to over 5 pc in 2020, estimates World Bank

Jun 22, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 : The World Bank (WB) has estimated that poverty in Pakistan has increased from 4.4 per cent to 5.4 per...