A new projection by the World Bank on poverty should set off alarm bells in the corridors of power in Nigeria. The World Bank has projected that poverty in Nigeria will rise by 3.6 percentage ...

The World Bank has raised a fresh concern over the rising poverty in Nigeria, saying that a staggering 75.5 per cent of rural dwellers live below the poverty line.The World Bank stated this in its ...

Extreme poverty is increasingly concentrated in economies that have been blighted by armed conflict, which has become more common over the course of this century, the World Bank said Friday.

The government must focus on improving development outcomes in the districts that have the lowest development indicators.

Economic growth is needed, but inclusion and sustainability are equally important to reduce poverty and improve the living ...

"Extreme Poverty Becoming More Concentrated in Conflict Countries, Warns World Bank," at 9:45 a.m. ET, incorrectly said Kosovo was an example. (END) Dow Jones Newswires ...

Indonesia’s poverty and unemployment rates continued to decline, according to data released by Statistics Indonesia (BPS) ...

"International discord—about trade, in particular—has upended many of the policy certainties that helped shrink extreme poverty and expand prosperity after the end of World War II," World Bank ...