Data from the World Bank say that developing countries in East Asia, Latin America and South Asia have seen the number of citizens in extreme poverty -- that is, living on less than $1.25 per day on the decline. But in sub-Saharan Africa, these rates are increasing despite the region’s fast-paced
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