China's first generation of wealthy entrepreneurs begins passing on $2.1trn to heirs, creating inheritance disputes and deepening inequality as economic growth slows.

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Under a higher threshold, almost a fifth of China’s population would be considered to be living in poverty, World Bank estimates showed.

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The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) updated its growth forecasts, taking into account lower net migration. It cut its ...

The Chancellor’s speech comes just weeks after the Bank of England downgraded its growth rating for the UK economy.

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This 2025 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report, for the first time, overlays data on climate hazards and multidimensional poverty to assess how exposed poor people are to environmental ...

I spent the first 18 years of my life living in public-housing projects. My childhood was as poor as it gets in America. I’ve also seen what being poor is like in places like Mexico, Colombia, and the ...

New Census Bureau data highlights sharp contrasts in poverty across the U.S., with some states reporting rates nearly three times higher than others. Over the three-year period from 2022 through 2024, ...