The Trump administration's closing of the U.S. Agency for International Development could lead to an increase in humanitarian ...

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

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

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 – ...

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 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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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