Elon Musk's $1.05 trillion fortune brings back debate on widening wealth concentration on a dozen or so individuals in a world of over 8 billion people. Billionaire wealth is rising far faster than national incomes, despite declines in global extreme poverty

What does Musk's trillionaire status after SpaceX IPO tell us about global wealth gaps? The Big Question

Corporate pay at the top is accelerating globally, but for most workers, progress is far slower. A new report by Oxfam shows that in 2025, CEO compensation grew nearly 20 times faster than employee wages. The gap is no longer just wide, it’s widening at a pace that raises deeper concerns about fairness and sustainability.


Oxfam Flags Rising Pay Disparity in the US

A new analysis by Oxfam claims the world’s richest may be hiding up to $3.55 trillion in offshore assets, raising serious concerns over tax avoidance. The report highlights how vast wealth remains largely untaxed, widening inequality. Oxfam is now urging governments worldwide to close loopholes and ensure fair taxation as pressure mounts for greater financial transparency.


Oxfam Urges Governments Across The Global To Tax Loopholes

Global billionaire wealth surged by $2 trillion in 2024, reaching $15 trillion, growing at a pace three times faster than the previous year, according to a study released on Monday. Watch in for more details!

Billionaires' wealth soared in 2024 three times faster: Oxfam report

Charity Oxfam has issued a powerful call to action, urging wealthy nations to reallocate a fraction of their vast military budgets to combat global hunger and alleviate crippling debt in developing countries.

G7 must prioritise hunger over war, says Oxfam

Is the world becoming a more unequal place? A recent analysis by global non-governmental organisation, Oxfam, shows that global dividend payouts to rich shareholders jumped by 45% between 2020 and 2023, while workers’ wages rose by just 3%. What does this huge discrepancy tell us about the state of the global economy? We tell you more in this report.

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A recent report by Oxfam shows the growing income inequality in the world. While the wealth of five richest men doubled since 2020, five billion people around world fell below the poverty line.

Oxfam report on inequality

An analysis by the nonprofit Oxfam International has exposed a stark contrast in carbon emissions, revealing that the wealthiest one per cent globally contribute as much to carbon emissions as the poorest two-thirds, comprising five billion people.

Wealthiest 1% emit as much carbon as world's poorest two-thirds, Oxfam report reveals

Have you ever wondered how the top boss at your firm drives a fancy new car every year, vacations in exotic locations & stays in the most aspiring real estate property in your city? Well, your pay cheque may not have grown as much as you desired. But a report from oxfam suggests that the top bosses have seen their wealth surge faster than ever. Watch the report to understand the pay disparity between your salary and your employer's salary.

Pay disparity widens between CEOs and employees

Days after the Indian government directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the affairs of the Indian arm of the global NGO Oxfam, the probe agency has registered an FIR against the company and its office bearers for being found in violation of the country's foreign funding rule viz.

CBI files FIR against Oxfam India for alleged violation of foreign funding rules

In a first, a climate-related lawsuit has been filed against one of the top banks in Europe. Three nonprofits - Friends of the Earth (Les Amis de la Terre) France, Notre Affaire à Tous and Oxfam France - have sued BNP Paribas over "its massive support to fossil fuels and for its substantial contribution to climate change".

In a first, a climate lawsuit against one of Europe's top banks. Here's why

A new Oxfam report titled “Survival of the Richest” has revealed that over the last 10 years, billionaires of the world have doubled their wealth. The wealthiest one per cent has gained 74 per cent over the bottom 50 per cent.

‘Survival of the Richest’: For a more equal world, cut down number of billionaires by half, suggests Oxfam 

A new report by the aid group Oxfam has revealed that in 2021, India’s top one per cent owned about half its wealth. It also showed that the number of billionaires in the country increased from 102 in 2020, to 166 in the year 2022.

Even as India's poor 'are unable to afford basic necessities to survive', the rich are getting richer: Oxfam

An Oxfam report has revealed that the world's worst climate hotspots have seen a huge surge in acute hunger over the last six years. The report called on rich nations to drastically cut their emissions and compensate low-income countries.

Acute hunger more than doubled in countries worst hit by climate change: Oxfam

During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, data showed that food, fossil fuel and pharmaceutical companies have enjoyed massive profits. Now, the global head of Oxfam suggests that in the aftermath, such companies should be asked to pay windfall taxes on their excess income.

What is windfall tax? Oxfam says tax of $490bn on Covid profits could ease food crisis

According to a new report by Oxfam titled 'Footing the bill', the funding needed by the UN Climate Disaster appeals is now eight times higher than what it was 20 years ago but only half of it is being met by rich countries

Funding needed for climate disasters rose by 8 times

The climate crisis is getting worse every year and that the funding needed to take care of the situation has also increased at an alarming rate in the last few decades.

Funds needed for tackling climate disasters up ‘more than 800%’ in 20 years: Report

According to a recent Oxfam report, "Profiting from Pain," the Covid-19 pandemic created a new billionaire every 30 hours, and a million people could slip into extreme poverty at the same pace in 2022.

'Profiting from Pain': Covid created a billionaire every 30 hours — Oxfam at Davos forum

Oxfam on Tuesday warned that inflation due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine can push a quarter of a billion people into extreme poverty. The charitable organisation executive director Gabriela Bucher said, “Without immediate radical action, we could be witnessing the most profound collapse of humanity into extreme poverty and suffering in memory.

Oxfam warns Russia's invasion of Ukraine can push quarter of a billion people into extreme poverty

A UK watchdog has accused the government of not listening to the victims of the "sex for aid" scandal and failing to tackle abuse in the humanitarian sector. The case pertains to a revelation that Oxfam employees sexually exploited victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, following which the British government in 2018 launched an initiative to tackle sexual exploitation in the aid sector.

UK government failed to listen to victims of ‘sex for aid’ scandal, says watchdog

Governments and businesses hoping to plant trees and restore forests to reach net-zero emissions must limit such efforts to avoid driving up food prices in the developing world, the charity Oxfam has warned.

Reforestation might threaten global security, warns Oxfam

The coronavirus pandemic has badly affected people all over the world and has led to the fall of economies in various countries. However, women, as per data, have suffered major financial loss in the pandemic.

Women lost nearly $800 billion in income due to coronavirus pandemic

Amid reports of sexual misconduct, the UK government has decided to halt funding for Oxfam in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Oxfam charity confirmed that two members of the staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been suspended after allegations of sexual misconduct, bullying and abuse of power were made against them.

UK halts funding for Oxfam amid allegations of sexual misconduct

The pandemic has negatively affected millions of people all around the world, and especially the poor countries where people are struggling to get enough food to eat.

'Not enough': Oxfam accuses governments of not helping poor countries amid pandemic

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