PHNOM PENH, March The worst global recession since World War II caused the first rise in poverty in the Asia-Pacific region in two decades, according to the World Bank.
In a report published on Friday, the bank said "the pandemic and the restrictions it provoked" sparked "domestic demand and supply shocks" across the East Asia and the Pacific region.
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