Silicon Valley leaders took part in a poverty simulation meant to highlight the hurdles of being poor in one of the wealthiest regions in the world.

Stanford researchers quantified the cost of lifting people out of poverty globally, providing a framework to inform future policy decisions.

Posters featuring portraits of several world leaders line a road in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 20, 2025, ahead of the G20 summit to be held there. Credit: AP foto/Themba Hadebe ...

Maimuna Umar Zarewa, 30, a native of Kano State, is currently completing her PhD programme. She speaks on how her ...

New York’s child poverty rate has consistently been one of the worst in the nation for years now. Currently, the state ranks 41 st in the US, with 18% of children living in poverty. In many upstate ...

Decisive action is required to combat child poverty in the European Union, with current estimates putting quarter of the EU’s infant population – 20 million children – at risk, deputy minister of ...

Having spent more than 15 years researching poverty as an economist, I believe that whether the government ought to draw this line at $33,000, $100,000 or $140,000 is not the real ...

Take A Number: A Striking Figure In Economic News Today Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in ...

A new £1 million fund will support research aimed at solving local social challenges. Projects will focus on issues including ...

Recent data showed that poverty in Pakistan has risen significantly in recent years. The national poverty rate increased to ...

Is the number of poor people in India closer to 75 million or 342 million? It is a difference of more than a quarter of a billion lives, and it hinges on where the poverty line is drawn. Over the past ...

Is India’s poverty rate 5% or 24%? A debate over poverty lines, data transparency, and Parliament’s questions reveals how millions may be missing from policy.