Wednesday, December 16, 2015

One million poor Highest rate in Bekaa. Average consumption is $5,200 per year


There were one million poor people in the country in the 2011-2012 period or 27 percent of the country's population, according to a recent poverty study published by the local Central Administration for Statistics (CAS) and the World Bank.

Poverty rates are particularly high among informal daily, weekly, and self-employed workers in the agriculture and construction sectors, according to the report. The poverty rate for non-Lebanese is higher, reaching 55 percent. The findings are based o...

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