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Malaysia's plastic recycling sector has historically relied on imported plastic waste. Imported plastic provides some ...

This paper estimates the gender gap in the performance of firms in Peru using representative data on both formal and informal ...

Tracking progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is hampered by significant data and measurement challenges ...

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Malaysia’s home appliances sector generates substantial plastic waste, primarily from end-of-life items like refrigerators and televisions. Key recyclable plastics include polypropylene (PP) and ...

The report presents the Digital Trade Regulatory Readiness (DTRR) database compiled by a team of World Bank experts. The database offers novel information on laws and regulations on digital trade for ...

The Blue Economy is a transformative approach to sustainable development that balances economic growth, job creation, and environmental conservation by harnessing ocean resources responsibly. It ...

It pays special attention to the impact that immigration from Nicaragua has had on poverty, and to the particular challenges ...

It benchmarks Paraguay’s global integration; analyzes trade, investment and competition policies and the quality of related ...

The Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) provides a global benchmark of how container ports perform in handling vessel calls. Developed jointly by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, ...

This paper quantifies the short-run economic impact of 21 Atlantic hurricanes on U.S. local business activity from 2017 to 2024 using anonymized Mastercard transaction data aggregated by ZIP code. On ...