Poverty and inequality are inextricably linked. In India, top one percent’s share in wealth was as high as 40 percent. Regarding income inequality, the top percent scrapped around 22 percent of ...
A new report by the World Bank has revealed that the United Nations' (UN) goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is no longer feasible due to a combination of factors, including wars, huge debt, ...
While it is no longer feasible to end extreme poverty by 2030, the report noted that it would take even longer – more than a century – to meet a more ambitious objective of raising incomes above the ...