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low-income countries
How remittances affect a country’s development
In 2022 migrants sent home nearly $800bn, according to data from the World Bank. Around 80% of these remittances were sent to low- and middle-income countries. India received $100bn; Mexico got $60bn. Remittances were the biggest source of…
Variants, boosters turn rich-poor vaccine gap into chasm
The global initiative to share coronavirus vaccines fairly already scaled back its pledge to the world's poor once. Now, to meet even that limited promise, COVAX would have to deliver more than a million doses every hour until the end of…
India Recognises Importance of Universal Vaccination in Stemming Spread of Covid-19: Sitharaman at…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was speaking at the Plenary Meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the IMF in Washington on Thursday. (Image: @Ministry of Finance/Twitter)The union finance minister also…
Stark vaccine warning for Australian government
Lagging vaccination rates in developing nations could threaten Australia’s fight against Covid-19 and cause more lockdowns for one reason, experts warn.The federal government should commit an extra $250m and 20 million vaccine doses to…