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    April 25, 2018

    Peru | Population in poverty on the rise

    The number of Peruvians living in poverty increased to 6.9 million in 2017, an increase of 375,000 people, which meant that the monetary poverty rate increased by 1 pp to 21.7% of the population. The most likely cause is the weak expansion of formal activities that generate less productive jobs.
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    April 6, 2018

    Colombia | The right path to poverty reduction

    The recently published data on the trend in poverty are good and should send the message that we are going in the right direction and that we must work hard to keep the variables that promote poverty reduction under control.

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    September 4, 2017

    Mexico | Income in Mexico and evolution of poverty: Notes on the new ENIGH 2016

    Appropriate the development of the Statistical Model to ensure historical comparability. The new ENIGH shows a decline in both poverty and extreme poverty compared to the year 2014; however, Mexico still faces important challenges in this area, since 43.6% and 7.6% of the population are in poverty and extreme poverty respec…

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