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Programs tackling extreme poverty reach nearly 92 million people

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Toronto, CanadaThomson Reuters Foundation Targeted efforts to improve the income of the world’s poorest households are benefitting nearly 92 million people across 75 countries, according to a World Bank study released on Tuesday. Designed to drive people out of extreme poverty, these programs usually combine cash or in-kind transfers, training and access to finance, and […]