World Bank Safety nets help lower Bangladeshs poverty level

Safety net programmes could potentially reduce the level of poverty in Bangladesh by 1.5 percentage points if benefits are allocated to the poorest segment of the population, the World Bank (WB) said yesterday. In the absence of social safety net transfers, poverty rates in Bangladesh would be 33 percent, up from 31.5 percent in 2010, it said. "However, if an amount equivalent to the … [Read More]

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