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Pandemic, prices, and poverty

The world’s poorest population have faced two extraordinarily difficult years. The pandemic has caused unprecedented reversals in poverty reduction that are further exacerbated by rising inflation and the effects of the war in Ukraine.

The end of an era of global income convergence

This is the first blog in a series about how countries can correct course and make progress in global poverty reduction. This series was published originally on the World bank blogs.

To end extreme poverty, getting back to pre-COVID-19 reduction rates is not enough

This is the first blog in a series about how countries can correct course and make progress in global poverty reduction. This series was published originally on the World bank blogs.

Poverty in India in the face of Covid-19: Diagnosis and prospects