Oxfam analysis finds Peru’s richest captured 42 percent of all new wealth
Only 1.4 percent of all new wealth created between 2019 and 2025 went to the poorest 50 percent, report finds.
Al Jazeera English reports: Only 1.4 percent of all new wealth created between 2019 and 2025 went to the poorest 50 percent, report finds.
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