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PwC: Nigeria’s worsening poverty crisis

FOR many Nigerians, poverty is likely to get more acute in 2026. The Nigeria Economic Outlook 2026 report, published in the first week of the New Year by PricewaterhouseCoopers (a global financial ...
Low pension adequacy, restrictive safety nets, and life-course inequality explain why old age so often means poverty in Korea ...
Researchers at the University of Chicago found that for every 1 percent increase in eviction rate in a given census tract, ...
The average cost of housing first support per person is highly economical, according to the government’s own cost-and-benefit ...
Hundreds of thousands of older Hungarians are being forced to choose between food, medicine, and heat as inadequate pensions fail to keep pace with rising costs, Human Rights Watch said in a new ...
Researchers at the University of Chicago found that for every 1 percent increase in eviction rate in a given census tract, ...
Two new studies report worse colorectal cancer survival among patients with lower socioeconomic status, adding weight to a ...
Poverty isn’t just a statistic, but a complicated web of challenges encountered by millions worldwide. Yet, it’s often ...
Detroit’s leadership doesn’t need more data to be reminded of what to do right now. Despite available data that has shown ...
A 2023 study of five major cities showed that more than 55% of shootings occurred in just 9% of total census tracts, and that ...
The breadth of actions harming low- and moderate-income people over the last year is staggering, with huge cuts to health ...
The Hungarian government is failing to ensure older people’s rights to social security and an adequate standard of living, ...