Zanzibar sees decline in poverty at 2.9 percent

Despite substantial improvements in living conditions and a drop in poverty between 2009 and 2019, poverty reduction in Zanzibar has been slow relative to its economic growth. A new World Bank Group report, “Towards a More Inclusive Zanzibar Economy: Zanzibar Poverty Assessment 2022” shows while Zanzibar’s gross domestic product (GDP) per capita grew at 2.9 […]