This Economic Issue is based on IMF Working Paper 00/78 "Rural Poverty in Developing Countries: Issues and Policies." Citations for the research referred to in this shortened version are provided in ...

The report describes four leading characteristics of the poor that have a particularly strong impact on their capacity to extract the full potential benefits of trade: rural poverty; fragility and ...

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These are the main findings: National poverty has stagnated while urban poverty is alarmingly on the rise. In 2022, 75.2% of the national population was poor: 79.9% in rural and 55.5% in urban areas.

Achieving gender equality and empowering women is not only the right thing to do but is a critical ingredient in the fight against extreme poverty ... and rural women have been leading global ...

Until we address the systemic issues of rural poverty, climate resilience, and market exploitation, the so-called “good life” in the village will remain just that—an illusion.

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Rural poverty accounts for nearly 63 percent of poverty worldwide, reaching 90 percent in some countries like Bangladesh and between 65 and 90 percent in sub-Saharan Africa. (Exceptions to this ...