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Consumer prices may rise in poor nations by 2050 despite climate policies

Even under ambitious climate policies, lower-income countries would see consumer food prices rise 2.45 times by 2050 while producer prices would rise 3.3 times, a study has found. While the rise in consumer prices is less pronounced for farmers in lower-income countries, it would still make it harder for people in these countries to afford sufficient and healthy food, said researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany. "In high-income countries like the US or Germany, farmers receive less than a quarter of food spending, compared to over 70 per cent in Sub-Saharan Africa, where farming costs make up a larger portion of food prices," said David Meng-Chuen Chen, a PIK scientist and lead author of the study published in Nature Food. "This gap underscores how differently food systems function across regions," he said. The researchers projected that as economies develop and food systems industrialise, farmers will increasingly receive a smaller share

Consumer prices may rise in poor nations by 2050 despite climate policies
Updated On : 04 Jan 2025 | 9:45 AM IST

Biden pledges record $4 billion to World Bank fund for poorest nations

The World Bank's IDA fund, which provides mainly grants and very low interest loans to the poorest countries, is replenished every three years, and a pledging conference is scheduled for Dec. 5-6

Biden pledges record $4 billion to World Bank fund for poorest nations
Updated On : 19 Nov 2024 | 10:56 AM IST

As poor nations' sovereign default wave peaks, cash shortage may follow

The US Treasury's top economic diplomat has called for new ways to provide short-term liquidity support

As poor nations' sovereign default wave peaks, cash shortage may follow
Updated On : 21 Oct 2024 | 10:34 AM IST

Poorest countries confront 18-yr high debt as conflicts & disasters surge

A World Bank report reveals that 26 of the poorest nations are facing their highest debt levels since 2006, struggling with post-pandemic recovery, conflict, and increased disaster risks

Poorest countries confront 18-yr high debt as conflicts & disasters surge
Updated On : 14 Oct 2024 | 9:45 AM IST

Disparities between rich, poor nations in cancer drugs availability: Study

New cancer drugs launched each year increased from 0.5 in the 1990s to over eight in 2022 among high-income countries, whereas they increased from 0.1 to 1.5 a year among upper-middle-income countries, according to a global analysis revealing "significant" and "widening" disparities. New drug launches remained minimal in lower-middle-income and low-income countries, it found. Published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Global Health, the analysis highlighted significant disparities in both availability and timeliness of these medicines worldwide, according to researchers. The inequities could explain the poor cancer outcomes across many countries, especially the low- and middle-income ones, where mortality-to-incidence ratios have been studied to be higher, despite overall cases being lower, the researchers, including those from The Pennsylvania State University, US, said. The measure 'mortality-to-incidence ratio' is used to compare inequities in cancer outcomes. It is calculat

Disparities between rich, poor nations in cancer drugs availability: Study
Updated On : 09 Oct 2024 | 4:57 PM IST

India needs new poverty line for estimating extent of deprivation: Debroy

We still do not have an official (definition of) poverty line that goes beyond the Tendulkar Committee, says Debroy

India needs new poverty line for estimating extent of deprivation: Debroy
Updated On : 19 Jun 2024 | 11:43 PM IST

India may remain poor even after becoming 3rd largest economy: Ex-RBI chief

Even after becoming the third largest economy in the world by 2029 as envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India may still be a poor country and therefore there is no reason for celebration, former Reserve Bank Governor D Subbarao said here on Monday. Addressing a gathering at a book launch programme, Subbarao also said, citing Saudi Arabia, that becoming a rich country does not necessarily mean becoming a developed nation. Recalling PM Modi saying that if he returns to office, India will become the third-largest economy before 2029 -- before the end of his third term, he said many economists predict that the country would become the third largest after the US and China, much sooner. In my view, that is possible (India becoming the third-largest economy), but it's not a celebration. Why? We are a large economy because we are 1.40 billion people. And people are a factor of production. So we are a large economy because we have people. But we are still a poor country, Subbarao ..

India may remain poor even after becoming 3rd largest economy: Ex-RBI chief
Updated On : 15 Apr 2024 | 9:49 PM IST

Thumbs-up for 'guarantee': Budget hits a sweet spot, says PM Modi

He listed some proposals for the middle class, such as rooftop solarisation and "income tax remission" under which the government will withdraw old disputed direct tax demands

Thumbs-up for 'guarantee': Budget hits a sweet spot, says PM Modi
Updated On : 01 Feb 2024 | 11:07 PM IST

Loss and damage fund approved on the first day of COP28 climate summit

The fund aims at supporting poor nations bearing the brunt of global warming through extreme weather events

Loss and damage fund approved on the first day of COP28 climate summit
Updated On : 30 Nov 2023 | 8:24 PM IST

A count of India's poor: It's a challenge in absence of govt data

Estimating extreme poverty in the country becomes a controversial task, leads to differing estimates

A count of India's poor: It's a challenge in absence of govt data
Updated On : 07 Nov 2023 | 2:27 PM IST

Low-income nations risk 30% seafood nutrient loss to climate change: Study

Low-income countries could lose up to 30 per cent of nutrients from seafood due to climate change, researchers say in a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. These findings about the loss of nutrients, including calcium, iron, protein and omega-3 fatty acids, were valid in a high emissions and low mitigation scenario, the researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, said. The nutrient loss may be restricted to 10 per cent, however, should the world meet the Paris Agreement targets of limiting global warming to 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius, they said. "Low-income countries and the global south, where seafood is central to diets and has the potential to help address malnutrition, are the hardest hit by the effects of climate change," said first author William Cheung, professor and director of the UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF). The researchers used predictive climate models on historical fisheries and seafood farming databases to ma

Low-income nations risk 30% seafood nutrient loss to climate change: Study
Updated On : 31 Oct 2023 | 5:56 PM IST

IMF calls for urgent support from members to increase its quota resources

The IMF said the global economy has shown resilience, but the recovery is slow and uneven

IMF calls for urgent support from members to increase its quota resources
Updated On : 12 Oct 2023 | 11:37 PM IST

International Monetary Fund can help developing nations by helping planet

Tackling the issue requires a long-term vision for sovereign financing to achieve greater stability and resilience in developing economies

International Monetary Fund can help developing nations by helping planet
Updated On : 13 Apr 2023 | 8:33 PM IST

Why is India concerned about lending programme of IMF, WB for poor nations?

Eleven nations have signed a note where they have argued against the Bank taking on the responsibility to lend more, thereby raising interest costs for the borrowers

Why is India concerned about lending programme of IMF, WB for poor nations?
Updated On : 21 Feb 2023 | 10:03 AM IST

Poor countries need nearly $500 bn in external financing through 2026: IMF

The IMF said the fiscal position of low-income countries "is increasingly under stress"

Poor countries need nearly $500 bn in external financing through 2026: IMF
Updated On : 09 Dec 2022 | 7:43 AM IST

BS Number Wise: Here's why India's poverty estimates are problematic

Traditional estimates of poverty in the country rely on indicators that are outdated or inaccurate

BS Number Wise: Here's why India's poverty estimates are problematic
Updated On : 10 Nov 2022 | 10:53 PM IST

COP27: Polluters must pay for climate change, poor nations tell rich

Small island states already buffeted by violent ocean storms and sea-level rise called on oil companies to shell out some of the recent profits, while developing African states called for more funds

COP27: Polluters must pay for climate change, poor nations tell rich
Updated On : 08 Nov 2022 | 10:52 PM IST

Poor nations face peril over elusive G-20 debt relief push: An analysis

Two years ago the Group of 20 launched the Common Framework - a mechanism designed to provide a swift and comprehensive debt overhaul to nations buckling under debt burdens after Covid-19 shock

Poor nations face peril over elusive G-20 debt relief push: An analysis
Updated On : 23 Oct 2022 | 5:19 PM IST

Poverty in India fell by 415 million in 15 yrs; still has maximum poor: UN

Global Multidimensional Poverty Index has revealed that COVID-19 pandemic had set progress in reducing poverty back by 3-10 years

Poverty in India fell by 415 million in 15 yrs; still has maximum poor: UN
Updated On : 18 Oct 2022 | 8:22 AM IST

Development banks pass climate 2019 goal, urged to help poor more

The world's top development banks provided more than $80 billion last year to help countries tackle climate change, passing a goal they set in 2019, according to a report published Friday. The European Investment Bank, or EIB, said it and seven other financial institutions committed almost $50.7 billion to low- and middle-income countries, and over $31 billion to rich nations in 2021. Multilateral development banks such as the EIB and the World Bank had pledged three years ago to collectively achieve those targets by 2025. Still, the banks have faced calls to step up their lending for climate projects even more, particularly to struggling economies which are unable to finance projects in other ways. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this week that development banks' current business models were painfully averse to risk. This causes projects such as renewable energy installation to be many times more expensive in poor countries than in rich nations, he said.

Development banks pass climate 2019 goal, urged to help poor more
Updated On : 15 Oct 2022 | 7:47 AM IST