Back in 2014, Dwight C. Jones set a goal some believed would be impossible to achieve. The poverty rate in Richmond, Va., was twice the national average. Nearly 27 percent of Richmond residents ...

The rate of poverty in Israel fell very slightly from 20.8% in 2022 to 20.7% in 2023, the National Insurance Institute reports. In Israel in 2023 there were 1.98 million Israelis living below the ...

Under the 'Shiksha Chaupal' campaign by Shikshagraha, over 68,000 families in Bihar pledged to continue girls’ education till ...

The World Bank’s Poverty and Shared Prosperity series provides the latest estimates and trends in global poverty and shared prosperity. The 2022 edition provides the first comprehensive look at the ...

Economy minister Rafizi Ramli said eight of these poorest districts were in Sabah, one in Sarawak and another in Kelantan. The government will directly intervene to eradicate hardcore poverty in ...

The Florida Chamber Foundation's recent analysis shows that the state's childhood poverty rate has dropped to 16.9%, a decrease of 6.4 percentage points since 2016. This means 218,852 children ...

Gold prices in India are determined on several factors including currency, global demand, interest rates and government policies. If the rupee slides against the US dollar in India, gold will ...

Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is scheduled to get a briefing from the committee on its recommendations in January.

Districts annually get funding—roughly ... the highest and lowest shares of K-12 children living in poverty. The child poverty rate in Louisiana (24.3 percent) is roughly triple that of New ...

The term "reverse repo rate" refers to the interest rate that is paid on deposits. The Reserve Bank of India pays interest on deposits at the reverse repo rate, whereas the repo rate is paid on ...