Flipping through the book there are millions of stories on what is going on in countries and regions.

After many years, the continent is showing growth that could deliver much more poverty reduction than in the recent past.

In the past decade, Brazil has not grown very fast. It's urgent to create conditions for growth to accelerate.

With the number of migrants worldwide now reaching almost £200m, their productivity and earnings are a powerful force for poverty reduction.

Remittances are hard-earned income that, in most cases, has already been taxed,

With the number of migrants worldwide now reaching almost £200m, their productivity and earnings are a powerful force for poverty reduction,