Economics
World Bank Says Thailand Poverty Rising Amid Slowing Growth
- Poverty rate rose to 9.8% from 7.2% between 2015 and 2018
- Economic growth has lagged behind other nations in region
A man begs on a street in the Chinatown district of Bangkok.
Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg
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The number of people living in poverty in Thailand climbed in recent years, the World Bank said after releasing a report on inequality in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.