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'Tax the Super-Rich'
Oxfam report warns of danger ahead as gap widens between rich and poorIn 1990, just one in 10 people living in extreme poverty around the world lived in Africa. In 2024, it was seven in ten. Since ...
The four richest Africans are wealthier than about half of the continent's 750 million people, anti-poverty charity Oxfam ...
A new report by international charity Oxfam has revealed that imposing an additional 1 percent wealth tax and a 10 per cent ...
Oxfam has said African countries like Malawi face the risk of long-term social and economic reversal due to an escalating ...
Oxfam International executive director Amitabh Behar poses in Davos during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on Jan. 20, 2025. Oxfam's latest report, "Takers Not Makers," warns of five ...
Oxfam said billionaire wealth grew by $2 trillion last year, or roughly $5.7 billion a day, three-times faster than in 2023. The number of billionaires rose by 204 to 2,769, ...
A Northern Ireland-born charity worker lit the spark which led to Live Aid 40 years ago today. While BBC journalist Michael ...
In 2024 alone, the top 10 richest Americans made $365 billion according to Oxfam. To give an idea of how much those single-year earnings are, it would require 10 U.S. workers earning an average ...
An investigation by Oxfam revealed "poor record-keeping practices" by the DC-based international lender that resulted in anywhere between $24 billion and $41 billion in misplaced funds.
In response to the conclusion of the Fourth Financing for Development Conference in Seville, Spain, FFD Global Policy Lead Hernan Saenz said: “Seville was a key moment in an ongoing journey to fight ...
Oxfam delivered protein and fat-fortified biscuits to those in need that saved many lives, but some could not eat them, as their mouths were riddled with open sores because of dehydration. “These ...
Oxfam report says wealth extracted from India between 1765 and 1900 would be a sum large enough to ‘carpet the surface area of London in £50 notes almost four times over’ ...