World Bank says 1.8 million additional Ukrainians in poverty as Russia’s war drags on
Washington DC, US Reuters The number of Ukrainians living in poverty has grown by 1.8 million since 2020, bringing the total to about 29 per cent of the population as Russia’s 2022 invasion continues to ravage the country’s economy, the World Bank said in a report. The situation would be much worse if Ukraine had […]
World Bank says Ukraine has ten-fold increase in poverty due to war
Washington DC, US Reuters Russia’s attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukrainian cities away from the front lines will complicate the dire economic situation facing the country, which has already seen a tenfold increase in poverty this year, a top World Bank official said on Saturday. Arup Banerji, World Bank regional country director for Eastern Europe, […]