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Notes to editors:

The report, methodology document explaining how Oxfam calculated the figures, and the data set is available here. 

Oxfam’s calculations are based on the most up to date, comprehensive data sources available.  Figures on the share of wealth owned by the poorest half of humanity come from Credit Suisse Wealth Databook and relate to the period June 2017 – June 2018. Figures on the very richest in society are based on more detailed data from the Annual Forbes ‘Billionaires List’ and relates to the period March 2017 – March 2018.

Oxfam is proud to be part of the Fight Inequality Alliance - a coalition of social movements, environmental groups, women’s rights groups, trade unions and non-governmental organizations.  The Alliance is organizing events in over 30 countries from 18-25 January, around the same time as the WEF in Davos, but will be calling on their leaders to listen to ordinary people's demands and solutions to dealing with inequality - and not to the elites at Davos.