US EditionWorld’s richest 1% increased wealth by $33.9 trillion since 2015, Oxfam says
- Oxfam's report reveals that the richest 1% gained over $33.9 trillion since 2015, with 3,000 billionaires accounting for $6.5 trillion of that increase.
- The report highlights that global inequality has worsened, hindering efforts to alleviate poverty and address climate change.
- Amitabh Behar, Executive Director of Oxfam, stated that this wealth concentration is choking poverty reduction efforts and that governments are off track in fostering jobs, gender equality, and ending hunger.
- Oxfam advocates for taxing the ultra-rich to finance essential services, noting that a survey found 9 out of 10 people support this initiative.
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The wealth of the world's 3,000 billionaires has grown by $6.5 trillion (€5.56 trillion) over the past decade, or 14.6 percent of the world's gross domestic product, according to a report by charity Oxfam. The richest 1 percent of people have enough money to end global poverty 22 times over, it said.
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World’s richest 1% increased wealth by $33.9 trillion since 2015, Oxfam says
Over the past decade, the world’s richest 1 percent have increased their wealth by at least $33.9 trillion, according to a new analysis from the global anti-poverty group Oxfam International.
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