💨 Abstract

Some 29% of the population is now classified as impoverished and disproportionately represented in rural villages and towns, according to the Andean country’s statistics institute. The figure, up 1.5% from the previous year, marks the second consecutive annual increase while approaching the decade-high of 30.1% recorded in 2020.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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