the NGO oxfaman organization that seeks to combat poverty in 90 countries, indicated that if taxes are raised and policies are applied to make the world more equal, the number of billionaires could be cut in half by 2030. This would be a step to face the great social inequalities. According to the report titled […]
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Kurt Burneo: It must be a priority to reactivate the more than 2,400 paralyzed investment projects
Watch the interview at the following link: Former Minister Kurt Burneo Farfán in LR+ Economy. Former Minister of Economy and Finance, Kurt Burneo. Photo: Capture. —What is your comment on the events that mourn 17 families in Puno (1 of the PNP), but that there are already more than 40 those killed by the protests? […]
SNI: La Libertad is the third region with the highest level of poverty in the North Macroregion
The National Society of Industries (SNI) indicated that about 27% of the inhabitants of La Libertad are in monetary povertywhich makes them the third region with the highest level within the North Macroregion, where it affects 25.5% of the population on average. “La Libertad is a region with tremendous potential in industries that are intensive […]
Latin America is home to 86 million extreme poor
According to Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), extreme poverty would have reached 86 million people in Latin America in 2021. This reality dragged 5 million citizens into this situation, considering that during the first year of the pandemic the region had 81 million extremely poor people. Alicia Barcena, ECLAC’s executive secretary, […]
The pandemic, a bonanza for rich Latin Americans that deepens poverty
The wealth of billionaires in Latin America has increased by 52% since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, while the poor have been more exposed to deaths from COVID-19, according to the report “Inequalities kill”, presented by Oxfam. The report is published amid the overwhelming progress of infections by the omicron variant, which means that […]
Venezuela’s older adults, thirsty for humanitarian aid
Food or medicine. That is the dilemma faced by thousands of older adults on Venezuela, since the pension they receive, which does not exceed US $ 10 per month, is not enough to cover both needs. This situation has made the elderly a focus of attention for those who distribute humanitarian aid. They are not […]
Cubans resent rigor of inflation of 6,900% in informal foreign exchange market
The cubans reacted this Thursday with “pain” and “disbelief” to the announcement by the authorities that the inflation In the last 10 months, it stood at 60% for retail prices and up to 6,900% in the informal foreign exchange market, amid a severe shortage of food and medicine. “I was educated, I grew up in […]
GDP recovery will not guarantee to alleviate monetary poverty
During 2020, poverty reached 9.9 million Peruvians (30.1% of the population), which represented a decline of ten years after the economy contracted by -11.1% due to the stoppage of activities due to of COVID-19. Although for this year the economy is expected to reach just over 10% due to statistical rebound; entities like Ministry of […]
“Getting out of poverty is a question of political will”, according to Emmaus International
This Sunday, October 17, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty And, from the Emmaus International association, they have stressed that leaving it only implies “political will”. “Poverty is not a fatality, it is the fact that the political powers do not prioritize the excluded or the needy,” said the entity’s main spokesperson to […]