Extreme poverty (living on less than USD 2.15 per day) fell from 16.2 percent in 2011-12 to 2.3 percent in 2022-23, lifting ...

The World Bank on Thursday projected that poverty in Nigeria will increase by 3.6 percentage points over the next five years, ...

The World Bank has forecasted a bleak outlook for Nigeria, indicating that a greater number of Nigerians will fall into ...

The World Bank’s latest Africa’s Pulse report has projects a grim future for Nigeria, with poverty expected to rise by 3.6 ...

The World Bank has predicted that Nigeria may likely see a rise in the levels of poverty over the next two years despite a ...

The World Bank Group says more Nigerians will sink into poverty by 2027 -- despite being a resource-rich nation.

The World Bank report highlighted that 171 million people have been lifted out of extreme poverty, and 378 million have moved ...

ISLAMABAD: The poverty rate in Pakistan is estimated to stand at 42.4 percent in fiscal year 2025, with population growing at ...

The South Asian nation's growth surpassed the Bank's forecast of 4.4 per cent, recording 5.0 per cent in 2024 — the first ...

The poverty rate is estimated to stand at 42.4 percent (US$3.65/day 2017 PPP) in fiscal year 2025, virtually unchanged from ...

Pakistan's poverty rate in 2025 stands at 42.4%, adding 1.9 million more to the poor due to slow growth, food insecurity, and ...

The World Bank has warned that poverty in Nigeria is likely to worsen by 2027 due to the country's ongoing economic ...