Inside Poverty: How we gave a voice to Asia’s poor during COVID-19

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Inside Poverty: How we gave a voice to Asia’s poor during COVID-19

18 Feb 2021 07:15PM (Updated: 11 Jun 2021 02:22PM)

When COVID-19 struck in 2020, sending many Asian countries into lockdown, CNA’s Insight series zoomed in on its impact on the poor - with teams on the ground in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, India and Hong Kong. Poverty rates soared for the first time in almost two decades, dealing a blow to decades worth of poverty alleviation efforts.

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Insight investigates and analyses topical issues that impact Asia and the rest of the world.

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