Inflation, COVID plunge 68 million into poverty in Asia

Higher inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed nearly 68 million people in Asia into extreme poverty, undermining progress towards eliminating poverty, according to a report by the Asian Development Bank.

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Posted 8/24/2023, 7:52:30 AM