“Although the data show that the share of the African population in extreme poverty did decline, major poverty challenges still remain, especially in light of the region’s rapid population …

The report, Accelerating Poverty Reduction in Africa, says the share of Africans living in extreme poverty has fallen substantially—from 54% in 1990 to 41% in 2015—but due to high …

detrimental to poverty reduction, resulting in poverty reduction that was 15 percentage points lower than in other economies over the 1996–2012 period. Rural areas remain MAP 1 Lack of …

Nov 15, 2023 · The Central African Republic (CAR) has the 5th highest rate of poverty in the world, with nearly 70% of the country’s people living in extreme poverty. The World Bank’s first …

Oct 15, 2024 · Global poverty reduction has slowed to a near standstill, with 2020-2030 set to be a lost decade. 8.5 percent of the global population – almost 700 million people – live today on …

The April 2024 edition of Africa’s Pulse, a biannual survey of African economies, finds that economic activity is set to rebound in Sub-Saharan Africa, supported by increased private …

Oct 17, 2015 · Ghana, a lower middle-income country of about 26 million people, cut poverty from 53% in 1991 to 21% in 2012. It is one of a handful of African countries that met the Millennium …

Oct 14, 2024 · The Macro Poverty Outlook (MPO) analyzes macroeconomic and poverty developments in 47 developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The report is released twice …

Apr 8, 2024 · African governments’ fiscal positions remain vulnerable to global economic disruptions, necessitating policy actions to build buffers to prevent or cope with future shocks. …

Oct 17, 2024 · The Central African Republic (CAR), a sparsely populated country with 6,100,000 inhabitants in 2021, is a landlocked nation in the heart of the African continent with an area of …