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82 percent of wealth created last year went to rich people

Aerial view of Kibera Slums in Kenya: Oxfam says 3.7 billion people who make up the poorest half of the World saw no increase in their wealth

NAIROBI, KENYA: A Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in United States Of America Company takes slightly over one working day to earn what an ordinary worker makes in a year, a new Oxfam report released on Friday reveals.

And it takes just four days for a CEO from one of the top five global fashion brands to earn what a Bangladeshi garment worker will earn in her lifetime.

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