2018 Oxfam world inequality index
October 13 , 2018
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- The United Kingdom-based charity ‘Oxfam International’s report named ‘Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index has been recently released.
- Out of 157 countries, India has been ranked 147th in the 2nd edition of the annual index.
- Ranking at 11th, Japan became the topper among the Asian countries.
- The index was topped by Denmark, followed by Germany, Finland, Austria and Norway.
- Among the emerging economies, China was ranked 81st, Brazil 39th, and Russia 50th.
- According to the report, countries such as South Korea, Namibia, and Uruguay have made commendable efforts towards reducing inequality.
- However, India and Nigeria fared poorly.
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