Four conclusions left to us by the latest data on poverty

This column was written by guest columnist Blanca Cecilia Zuluaga Díaz.The latest news on multidimensional poverty in Colombia reveals that the decreasing trend of the indicator continues, although the decrease between 2023 and 2024 is not statistically significant, except in the Caribbean and Amazon-Orinoquía regions. At the national level, the index rose from 12.1% to 11.5%. The reduction was significant for households with male heads of house…