The PPP v19, #51 ...

Crisis threatens poverty reduction
1.Goal #1: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
........... % of people living below the national poverty line
...........-1994 : 45 to 50 percent
..........-2004 : 34.7 percent
..........-2007 : 30 percent
..........-90% of the Kingdom's poor lived in rural areas
2.Economic growth reached 10.6 percent per annum over the last 5 years
..........-2005 13.3 percent
..........-2006 10.8 percent
..........-2007 10.2 percent
..........-2008 7.0 percent
..........-2009 6.0 percent(prediction of the government)
....................... 4.9 percent(prediction of the World Bank)
....................... 4.7 percent(prediction of ADB)
....................... 1.0 percent(prediction of EIU)
......................-0.5 percent(prediction of IMF)
3.Rural poverty-reduction efforts would
..........increase the agricultural productivity
..........reduce the threat from the unpredictable bad weather
..........need for policies that would clarify land ownership and protect land titles