When asked about the future of Pakistan, Azra Bibi, a 19-year-old housemaid, exclaimed that there is no “sukoon”, or peace.
The World Bank has adjusted upward the income levels in an effort to measure global poverty, which has also pushed the percentage of Pakistanis living in poverty by to 44.7% - an outcome that may not ...
(Reuters) -Pakistan’s sharp decline in poverty has stalled in recent years due to economic shocks and a lack of structural reforms, the World Bank said on Tuesday. The international lender said that ...
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 21 -- The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) on Tuesday approved $603 million in financing for three major ...
Why did projected economic growth rates change between the regional Economic Update and the Pakistan Development Update? Estimates in the October Pakistan Development Update reflected new information ...
Since 1990, the World Bank has reported estimates of the number of people worldwide that live in extreme poverty. This poverty standard is based on how the poorest countries in the world define ...