Sudan’s basic income scheme aims to ease economic pain
Khartoum, SudanReuters For Intisar Altayib, who ekes out a living drawing henna tattoos in Khartoum, soaring prices in Sudan mean running up tabs at local stores and cutting back on evening feasts during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. She is one of millions struggling through an economic crisis that has deepened as Sudan tries […]
UN report suggests temporary basic income to help world’s poorest amid pandemic
New York City, USReuters A temporary basic income for the world’s poorest 2.7 billion people in 132 developing countries could help slow the spread of the coronavirus by allowing them to stay home, according to a UN Development Programme report released on Thursday. The report suggests three options – top-ups on existing average incomes, lump-sum […]