Coronavirus to raise poverty rate in Iraq to over 20%, warns minister - Middle East Monitor
Iraq’s poverty rate is expected to rise to more than 20 per cent as a result of the halt in trading following the outbreak of the coronavirus, the country’s planning minister warned yesterday.
Nuri Al-Dulaimi told reporters in Baghdad that poverty in Iraq had amounted to 20 per cent, citing a survey carried out by his ministry in 2018.
“National poverty rate is expected to rise after a number of private sector workers had lost their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak,” he said
#Covid-19#Iraq#Economie#Pauvreté#Travailleurs#migrant#Politique#réfugiés#migration
▻https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200505-coronavirus-to-raise-poverty-rate-in-iraq-to-over-20-war