Noodle bar charts were the only thing that came to mind for this #MakeoverMonday 🍜📊 So wok on over to Tableau Public and check out my new viz! 🔗tabsoft.co/4jRUhZN Thank you Kevin Flerlage for the offset labels technique!

Updated every month: Access the raw datasets behind every #dataviz we've ever released online. The IIB Data Room. 500+ sheets, 1200+ datasets. Continually updated. informationisbeautiful.net/data/

Wednesday, workout day, and this week listening the D+L with Victory Omovrah!

Progress has slowed in reducing the Global Prosperity Gap, WorldBank’s new measure of shared prosperity, due to a reduction in economic growth and a divergence in mean incomes across countries: wrld.bg/zKnx50TSX3P #3PR

Discussions open today’s program before “Ocean with David Attenborough.”Stakeholders from DENR, academe, other CSO join the conversation about what is happening with our ocean—-the challenges & what we can do to protect this big blue 💙 PlanetCORA High Seas Alliance Department of Environment and Natural Resources

#DBMNews: To achieve PBBM's goal of reaching total electrification by the end of his term, the DBM approved the release of over Php 3.627 billion to support the implementation of the Strategized Rural Electrification and Operational Reliability for Electric Cooperatives for 2025.

Charted: The End-of-Life Recycling Rates of Select Metals 🪙 elements.visualcapitalist.com/charted-the-en…

⏳ Time is running out! Register for the OGP Summit by July 25 to join global reformers this October in Spain. 📍 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 📅 October 6-10, 2025 🔗 Secure your spot today: bit.ly/ogpsummit-2025

The energy transition is an opportunity for state power companies in emerging economies to diversify business models + ⬆️ energy security & socio-economic goals. Gov'ts, companies, & the int’l community—including MDBs—can play a role in enabling the shift. iisd.org/publications/r…

Charted: The End-of-Life Recycling Rates of Select Metals ♻️ elements.visualcapitalist.com/charted-the-en…

The world as 100 people over the last two centuries

ASEAN Transmission Infrastructure The ASEAN countries have a population of 700 million, and a GDP of $4 trillion ($5,700/capita). Crucially they have a demographic pyramid that is highly investable for primary infrastructure and pension fund capital. Median age is just 30.

Critical minerals security China, EU, and US all have massive vulnerabilities! Shared core (dark center): Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, Graphite, Lithium, Rare Earths, Fluorspar, Tungsten vital for batteries, EVs, renewables & tech. China (red): Dominates processing 100% natural

📢 Call for Papers: YEM2026 – Young Economists’ Meeting, Brno (yem.econ.muni.cz). Submit full paper or extended abstracts by Feb 28 for the conference on May 27–29, Brno, Czech Republic. We can’t wait to see you there! #YEM2026

📢 We are pleased to announce that the 5th Asian Economic Development Conference #CallforPapers is extended until January 31. We invite submissions of original research that advance the frontiers of economics in Asia across a wide range of development topics. Asian Development Bank and

📣 Call for Papers: International & Financial Dimensions of Critical Minerals 🗓 June 10–11, 2026 | 📍 Lima, Peru Deadline: April 3, 2026. Co-organized by Laura Alfaro Maykall (Inter-American Development Bank ), Rabah Arezki (CNRS 🌍 & Fondation FERDI), Osmel Manzano Osmel Manzano (IDB) & Rick van der Ploeg

Thailand has officially joined the Open Government Partnership. 🇹🇭 We’re excited to work with government and civil society in Thailand as they advance reforms that strengthen transparency and participation. Read more: opengovpartnership.org/news/thailand-…