Tag: World Bank

  • The Escalating Impact of COVID-19 on Global Extreme Poverty

    The Escalating Impact of COVID-19 on Global Extreme Poverty

    The World Bank’s 2020 report highlighted the severe impact of COVID-19 on global poverty, estimating an additional 88 to 115 million people could fall into extreme poverty, with the total possibly reaching 150 million by 2021. This scenario marks the first increase in global poverty in over two decades, exacerbated by simultaneous crises in health,…