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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 ...

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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 ...

Governments are increasingly seeking opportunities to leverage digital technologies to build a greener future. This ...

Rethinking Taxation for Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean: Objectives, Behavioral Responses, and Technological ...

This paper reviews both crisis-time programs and regular social protection operations to distill lessons that could be ...

As renewable hydrogen becomes central to decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors, such as steel manufacturing or heavy transport, ...

Improvements on excise taxes on tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) are urgently needed in ...