The World Bank has warned that Pakistan is at a tipping point on poverty with 40 per cent of its population below the poverty line, The Financial Post reported. Pakistan Economic Crisis: A woman checks rice prices at a main wholesale market in Karachi. (AFP) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The warning comes ahead of the … Read more
Eradicating Poverty. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) Copyright 2014 AP. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. There is no shortage of government and foundation programs to reduce poverty. Despite the progress made over the last 50 years, poverty persists. Can poverty be eradicated? Look at India’s growth in the last … Read more
About 23% of Americans over age 65 live in poverty, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. That’s one of the highest shares among developed nations. U.S. Census data suggests a smaller share of the elderly are poor, and that old-age poverty nationwide has been falling. Experts say tweaks to Social Security benefits … Read more