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Since 2009, the world’s richest people have seen their share of the asset pie grow from 44% to 48%, according to Oxfam, and by 2016 they will control at least 50%.
Oxfam has spent years drawing attention to the growing disparities between the ultra-rich and the rest of the global population during the annual World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.
The 85 richest people on Earth have the same amount of wealth as the bottom half of the population, according to a new report that highlights growing income inequality as political and business ...
The world's 62 richest people now own as much wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of the global population, according to a new study by Oxfam.. The data, released ahead ...
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, which has been studying the dynamics of wealth inequality since 2011, said the latest findings suggest that a new economic approach is needed to help recenter the wealth distribution.
As world leaders descend on Davos in their private jets and chartered helicopters every January for the World Economic Forum (WEF), the global charity Oxfam likes to remind them about the state of ...
That statistic comes from the charity Oxfam, which will present its report on widening inequality at the World Economic Forum annual summit, which kicks off on January 17 in Davos, Switzerland.
Oxfam released its annual wealth analysis to mark the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland—the yearly event bringing together top business leaders, politicians and economists.
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Food companies making big profits as inflation has surged should face windfall taxes to help cut global inequality, anti-poverty group Oxfam said Monday as the World Economic Forum's annual ...
Oxfam timed its report to the start of the World Economic Forum, a gathering of the world’s political and business elites that runs until Friday, with panels on a variety of topics scheduled ...