Marco Paccitto

Jan 12, 2025 | manilatimes.net | Kweilin Ellingrud |Tilman Tacke |Marco Paccitto

MINNEAPOLIS/MILAN/MUNICH — In 1990, more than one-third of the global population lived below the World Bank's extreme poverty line ($2.15 a day). Since then, the share has fallen below 10 percent — a remarkable and inspiring achievement. But barely scraping by falls far short of what impoverished people aspire to.