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Despite steady progress in reducing poverty, more than 25% of Tajikistan’s population continues to live below the international poverty line — surviving on less than US$3. 65 a day. This finding is detailed in the World Bank’s latest “Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2024. asiaplustj.info »
The lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of Tajikistan's parliament has adopted the law "On Social Entrepreneurship," which will become the first standalone document of its kind in the CIS space. asiaplustj.info »
Poverty reduction in Uzbekistan will now become a nationwide movement, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced on September 11 during a meeting focused on transitioning to a qualitatively new level of poverty reduction efforts. asiaplustj.info »
Today , 21. 2 % of Tajikistan 's population , or about 2 million people , are considered poor ( poor ) . This was announced by Jamshed Nurmakhmadzoda , Director of the Statistics Agency of the Republic . asiaplustj.info »
Elevate Global Access Through E-Commerce (E-GATE) seeks to alleviate poverty by opening new opportunities and broadening market access for Central Asian producers and smaller business entities (SBEs), says press release issued by the World Bank. asiaplustj.info »
A new UNICEF report, which was released on June 6, reveals that more than 431,000 children under five years of age in Tajikistan are experiencing severe child food poverty, making them up to 50 percent more likely to suffer from wasting, a life-threatening form of malnutrition. asiaplustj.info »
A report released by the World Bank on October 30, 2023 notes that consumer prices continue to decrease in Afghanistan because of persistent economic weakness and reduced demand, prolonging the deflationary trend that began in April 2023. Half of all Afghans are reportedly living in poverty. asiaplustj.info »
Over the past four years, the poverty rate has declined rapidly in Tajikistan – from 31% in 2019 to 22.5% in 2022, Tajik Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavqi Zavqizoda stated this on July 17 at the High-Level Political Forum 2023 (HLPF 2023) in New York, according to press center of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MoEDT). asiaplustj.info »
A three-day SCO Forum on Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development kicked off in the city of Yangling, Shaanxi Province of China on May 29. asiaplustj.info »
Over the past three pandemic and postpandemic years, Tajikistan has been able to significantly reduce poverty rate, while in other member nations of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), the number of low-income families has increased significantly over this difficult period, says the Macroeconomic Review: April 2023 released by the EDB on April 10. asiaplustj.info »
An article by Bashar Hlayhel, Troy Matheson, and Sahra Sakha, posted on the IMF’s website, says poverty reduction in the Caucasus and Central Asia region (CCA) is likely to stall due to Russia’s war in Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis, which comes on top of pandemic-related work disruptions and loss of income that impacted poor people the most. asiaplustj.info »
Child poverty across Europe and Central Asia (ECA) has soared by 19 percent, as Ukraine war and rising inflation drive four million children into poverty. A report released by UNICEF on October 17 says data from 22 countries across the region featured in the study shows children are bearing the heaviest burden of the economic crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
The design of fiscal policies can either improve or worsen poverty and inequality. asiaplustj.info »
World Bank’s report says the COVID-19 pandemic had a significantly adverse impact on Tajikistan's economy and created major social and health sector pressures. Restrictions on labor mobility and economic activity at home and abroad have reportedly resulted in lower migrant remittances, weaker consumer demand, and reduced investments. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is experiencing its slowest economic growth in two decades. The World Bank notes that as the outbreak of COVID-19 slashed external and domestic demand, the authorities responded with fiscal and monetary stimuli to support the economy. asiaplustj.info »
