Monday, July 16, 2018

Economic Progress worldwide but that's not the full story

14 of the 18 countries in the world where the number of people in extreme poverty is rising are in Africa


 the number of extreme poor in India is declining at a rate of about 44 people a minute, compared with Nigeria, where it has been rising by six people a minute.   


 Running Backwards 
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, currently ranked third, is also expected to overtake India soon  (also running backwards) 


Source: Oil-rich Nigeria outstrips India as country with most people in poverty
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1 comment:

t said...

Editorial in Vanguard Newspapers today is on Addressing Extreme Poverty in Nigeria - a summary of what that organization thinks is the way forward. Please take a look.

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