Government data suggests the emergence of a “neo-middle class" due to a reduction in extreme poverty. Extreme poverty fell from 16.2% in 2011-12 to 2.3% by 2022-23. The BJP attributes this to targeted ...

You need not be an economist to recognise that, in light of these events, the actual current poverty rate based on the World Bank's metrics is much higher. And even this outdated data tells a story ...

One of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s most enduring achievements of the last 11 years is his emergence as Deendayal Upadhyaya ...

Augustinian Sr. Ediltrudis Clemente Chinchay works with female farmers on sustainable farming method projects in Nampula, ...

While a substantial proportion of aid has traditionally targeted poverty reduction, the end of the ‘big aid’ model, where ...

The interim government proposed a new framework for social safety net programmes, under which 7.68 crore poor people would receive Tk 37,076 crore next fiscal year to help them cushion the blow from ...

Spending on social grants is a powerful way to support economic growth, because almost 100% of every rand spent flows back into local economies in the form of consumer spending, promoting economic ...

The government is betting big on infrastructure investment – and apprenticeship reform is key to it succeeding.

G7 leaders will gather in Kananaskis from June 15 to 17, marking a half-century of international co-operation among some of ...

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF have revealed that nearly 138 million children were engaged in child ...

As South Africa grapples with the escalating realities of climate change, researchers warn that the nation’s agricultural ...