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Multidimensional poverty improves slightly—report

The second Malawi Multidimensional Poverty Index Report has revealed that multidimensional poverty slightly declined from 61.7 percent in 2021 to 58.8 percent in 2023. The results of the survey, which is based on the 5th Integrated Household Survey of 2019-20, were presented in Lilongwe on Thursday. Multidimensional Poverty Index is an index that measures the […]

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