October 17 is the United Nations’ International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
Nearly 11 percent of the world’s population lives on less than two dollars a day, according to the World Bank. And that’s an improvement. The World Bank says more than a billion people have moved out of poverty since 1990.
We ask what worked for that billion, and what would it take to improve the outlook for the world’s poorest people.
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Kristalina Georgieva, CEO, the World Bank
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