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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Oxfam has released a report entitled An economy for what percent
A
88
B
97
C
86
D
99
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The richest 1 percent grabbed nearly two-thirds of all new wealth worth $42 trillion created since 2020, almost twice as much money as the bottom 99 percent of the world’s population, reveals a new Oxfam report today. During the past decade, the richest 1 percent had captured around half of all new wealth.

Detailed explanation-2: -India’s top 1% owned more than 40.5% of its total wealth in 2021, according to a new report by Oxfam. In 2022, the number of billionaires in the country increased to 166 from from 102 in 2020, the report said. Meanwhile, it added that the poor in India “are unable to afford even basic necessities to survive".

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Credit Suisse, individuals with more than $1 million in wealth sit in the top 1 percent bracket. The billionaire class is $2.6 trillion richer than before the pandemic, even if billionaire fortunes slightly fell in 2022 after their record-smashing peak in 2021.

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