Poverty gains at risk from rising inflation

Poverty reduction efforts are at risk from rising inflation and the government must implement immediate reforms to ensure that gains over the last few years are protected, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said on Tuesday

In its newly launched Socioeconomic Report 2017, the NEDA said that poverty as of last year likely improved from 2015’s 21.6 percent given sustained economic growth and a moderate rise in food prices.