Africa faces challenges in reducing extreme poverty and inequality. In 2024, 8.5% of the global population was living in extreme poverty (that is, on less than US$2.15 a day). Nearly 67% of these ...

Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean must adapt their economic ... global economy, the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and the evolution of the green economy, both offer challenges ...

Last year, the global economy grew 2.9% ... in economic output for the most disadvantaged of countries,” which are home to over half the global population living in extreme poverty, he said.