Lauren Ravon: Oxfam and World

lauren ravon: Oxfam released the report ahead of the World Economic Forum, which starts on Tuesday in Davos, Switzerland, according to National Observer. The report is based on global wealth data from Credit Suisse and the Forbes billionaire list. Around the world, the gap between rich and poor is continuing to widen The world's eight richest people are as wealthy as the poorest half of the world down from 62 people the year before, Oxfam reported. What we're concerned about is that we're realizing the problem is getting worse, Lauren Ravon, Oxfam Canada's director of policy and campaigns told National Observer. The bottom 10 per cent saw just 3 per cent of the total, Oxfam reported. The income gap is getting worse Between 1988 and 2011, as incomes across Canada rose, 29 per cent of the total increase went to the wealthiest 10 per cent of Canadians. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.