date:Jun 17, 2014
s after a jump in the first quarter interrupted what the World Bank described as a 17-month decline. Prices surged 2.6 percent in February and 2.5 percent in March before easing in April and May, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture World Food Price Index.
Financial markets have repeatedly been the target of the popes criticism since Francis came to power in March 2013. The June 16-17 conference, called Investing for the Poor, is overseen by Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana.
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