Most of the world’s extreme poor — or those who subsist on less than $1.25 a day — live in five countries. But according to the World Bank, effective poverty reduction involves going beyond these five countries to target smaller countries with much higher percentages of poor populations.
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Anna Patricia Valerio is a former Manila-based development analyst who focused on writing innovative, in-the-know content for senior executives in the international development community. Before joining Devex, Patricia wrote and edited business, technology and health stories for BusinessWorld, a Manila-based business newspaper.
