According to the World Bank, 1.9 billion people — 37.1 per cent of the global population — lived on less than $1.90 a day in 1990. By 2015, that number was down to 702 million — 9.6 per cent of global population. These businesswomen are beneficiaries of the Grameen Bank project for poverty eradication. (Photo: UN photo)

According to the World Bank, 1.9 billion people — 37.1 per cent of the global population — lived on less than $1.90 a day in 1990. By 2015, that number was down to 702 million — 9.6 per cent of global population. These businesswomen are beneficiaries of the Grameen Bank project for poverty eradication. (Photo: UN photo)

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According to the World Bank, 1.9 billion people — 37.1 per cent of the global population — lived on less than $1.90 a day in 1990. By 2015, that number was down to 702 million — 9.6 per cent of global population. These businesswomen are beneficiaries of the Grameen Bank project for poverty eradication. (Photo: UN photo)

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