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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Chile on February 3, 2025 and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a lapse-of-time ...

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Child poverty rates vary drastically worldwide, from under 10% in Nordic countries to over 35% in Colombia. Explore the data, causes, and solutions to this urgent global issue.

Chile’s Congress gave its final approval to a reform that will boost pensions for current and future retirees, handing President Gabriel Boric a bittersweet win following major concessions from his ...

In Davos, politicians and people from the business world discussed the fight against poverty. In fact, such conferences are completely pointless in the fight against poverty. In his speech, Javier Mil ...

Chile’s Senate approved a long-sought reform to raise pensions for current and future retirees, advancing the legislation to a crucial phase in the lower house before it would become law.Most Read fro ...

The official rate of Canadians 65 and older living in poverty is six per cent. But the number could be more than double that, new research warns.

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Rep. Mikie Sherrill wants to recalculate the federal poverty line to reflect states’ varying costs of living so that struggling residents in high-cost states like New Jersey don’t lose out on ...