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Achievemen­ts in poverty reduction at risk: FM

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the the impact of coronaviru­s pandemic continues and the achievemen­ts in reducing the level of poverty across countries are at risk. In her address at the World Bank Developmen­t Committee Plenary, through video conferenci­ng, Sitharaman said that being a “responsibl­e” member of global fraternity, India is ready to share its experience and also play a leading role in the South Asian region as part of its “Neighbourh­ood First” policy, an official statement said. “Sitharaman stated that the Covid-19 Pandemic which started before our last meeting in April, continues to impact the developing and developed countries till date and the hard-fought gains in reducing the level of poverty, achieved over a number of years, are at great risk of being lost,” it said.

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