Building Infrastructure, Strengthening Workforces How this Thai manufacturer is creating better jobs by building safer, low-carbon infrastructure By Ali Shahbaz and Chichi Osuagwu. Photos by Dextra Gro

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March 2026 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) (English)

March 2026 Update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) (English) The March 2026 update to the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) incorporates new data, as well as revisions to the data underlying the global poverty estimates. This technical note documents these changes and explains the methodological reasons behind them. Key updates include an expansion of bin-level data derived from the Luxembourg Income Study, increasing the number of bins from 400 to 1,000 to improve precision. The PIP database has also been... https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099434403202630952

Poverty & Inequality Platform

Poverty & Inequality Platform The Poverty and Inequality Platform is the home of the World Bank’s estimates of poverty, inequality, and shared prosperity. Here you can access and visualize the data, explore our latest publications, and much more. PIP can be used for following trends and monitoring progress towards development targets. https://pip.worldbank.org/home

March 2026 global poverty update from the World Bank: New data and updated poverty numbers Jonas Helth LønborgMartha ViverosR. Andres Castaneda AguilarChristoph LaknerGabriel Lara IbarraMinh Cong Nguyen March 26, 2026

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Guarantees and Private Capital Mobilization We work with investors, lenders, and governments to unlock private capital for projects that drive growth and create jobs.

Guarantees and Private Capital Mobilization We work with investors, lenders, and governments to unlock private capital for projects that drive growth and create jobs. https://www.miga.org/guarantees-and-private-capital-mobilization By scaling up our guarantees and innovative solutions, we are mobilizing private capital at a record-breaking pace, delivering the critical investment that businesses need to create more and better paying jobs.

World Bank Group Mobilizes Record Private Capital for Developing Countries, Driving Job Creation

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Mobilizing Private Capital

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