The World Bank’s Poverty and Shared Prosperity series provides the latest estimates and trends in global poverty and shared prosperity. The 2022 edition provides the first comprehensive look at the ...

Starting in the 1950s, Latin America and the Caribbean underwent a rapid urbanization process, making it one of the most urbanized regions in the world. Today, 82% of the population lives in ... that ...

Welcome to the 20th Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty! This year’s conference theme will be: Catalyzing Innovation. The Land and Poverty conference presents the latest research and ...

British finance minister Rachel Reeves, facing a weak economy, trimmed her spending plans in a budget update on Wednesday ...

(Representational) The number of children living in poverty in the UK reached a new record, according to data published Thursday, as the government faces a storm of criticism over plans to cut ...

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Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the spring statement on Wednesday, giving an update on the UK economy. In her announcement ...

From the column: "Young people would see through the Trumpian ruse. There would be no art in that kind of deal." ...

Further hurricanes and storms periodically batter the island, which is ill-equipped to deal with either catastrophes or their ...

Sandra Demontigny, 45, pushed Quebec to become one of the few places in the world to allow people to choose a medically assisted death sometimes years in advance. Luke Ching has made a name for ...

Venezuela, another giant in talent production, ranked second with 63 players, followed by Cuba with 26, surpassing its ...