Oklahomans should look askance at anything that impedes their freedom to create and build their own businesses, including ...

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A new World Bank report has revealed a sobering outlook for poverty eradication, projecting that 622 million people will still live in extreme poverty by 2030 despite decades of global efforts to end ...

The hardship inflicted on retirees now will surely visit future retirees unless steps are taken to alleviate misery.

Historically, most human beings lived in extreme poverty, but the share has been plummeting — and in 2024 reached a new low of about 8.5 percent of the world’s people. Another way of looking ...

The World Bank, comprising 189 member nations, seeks to reduce poverty and boost living standards by providing grants and low-rate loans to poor economies. For low- and middle-income countries – ...

The Uzbek government reports continuing progress in reducing poverty in the country. But the official baseline for calculating the poverty line may be contributing to an undercount. The Ministry of ...

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Billionaires' wealth grew three times faster in 2024 than the year before, a top anti-poverty group reported on Monday as some of the world's political and financial elite ...

Many New Zealanders have a “primitive” understanding of poverty that can prevent effective action, a senior World Vision ...

Families in small island nations already struggling with poverty and environmental destruction could face even greater ...

Stepped-up reforms such as an improved education system are essential if South Africa wants faster economic growth.

The World Bank raised its economic-growth forecast for South Africa because of a sustained recovery in its energy and ...