Documents et rapports
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Strengthening Sustainability in the E-Waste Industry (anglais)
The United Nation (UN’s) global e-waste monitor 2020 estimates that in 10 years the world will be discarding 75 million tons of e-waste annually compared with 53.6 million tons in 2019 - everything with...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 180283 Date du document: 1 juin 2022 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Villar Mallagray,Juan,Salo,Samu,Tu,Li,Schlorke,Sabine
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Strengthening Sustainability in the Cement Industry (anglais)
Concrete literally holds the modern world together. The material and its binding agent cement comprise a key ingredient in the buildings and roads essential for development and in infrastructure critical...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 169314 Date du document: 1 novembre 2021 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Villar Mallagray,Juan,Anagnostou,John,Stec,Marek,Tu,Li,Schlorke,Sabine
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Strengthening Sustainability in the Glass Industry (anglais)
Glass is present in a myriad of products used in both daily life and manufacturing, from beverage containers to windows to fiber optic cables. The demand for glass is projected to continue on an upward...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 169311 Date du document: 26 juillet 2021 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kamau,Peter Kamicha,Stec,Marek,Tu,Li,Schlorke,Sabine
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Strengthening Sustainability in the Plastics Industry (anglais)
Plastic is indispensable to modern life, so ubiquitous that it is virtually invisible. In many ways, it is an ideal material. Invented in the mid-19th century, plastic is remarkably versatile and relatively...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 169312 Date du document: 1 juillet 2021 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Villar Mallagray,Juan,Salo,Samu,Tu,Li,Schlorke,Sabine
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Strengthening Sustainability in the Steel Industry (anglais)
People have used steel since ancient times, after blacksmiths discovered that iron became harder and stronger after being placed in charcoal furnaces. Today, steel is present in virtually every aspect...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 169313 Date du document: 1 juillet 2021 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Anagnostou,John,Tu,Li,Schlorke,Sabine
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Artificial Intelligence in Emerging Markets : Opportunities, Trends, and Emerging Business Models (anglais)
Artificial intelligence (AI) - the science of making machines act in rational, intelligent ways is rapidly making inroads into business operations and society. AI is already being applied in many areas...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 156840 Date du document: 1 mars 2021 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Bakovic,Tonci R.,Biallas,Margarete O.,Lopez Conde,Maria Francisca,Cook,Peter A.,Diwan,Prajakta,Houngbonon,Georges Vivien,Kaleem,Hassan,Makala,Baloko,Manchanda,Sumit,Menes,Rebecca Ann,Mockel,Peter,Mou,Xiaomin,Myers,Gordon I.,Nejkov,Kiril,Niforos, Marina,O'Neill,Felicity Maree,Rana,Ahmed Nauraiz,Roy,Friedemann,Saberi,Ommid,Schlorke,Sabine,Sonneborn,William Charles,Strusani,Davide,Twinn,Christopher Ian
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Innovation, Investment, and Emerging Opportunities in Today’s Textile and Apparel Value Chain : Innovation, Investment, and Emerging Opportunities in Today’s Textile and Apparel Value Chain (anglais)
Summary of note 96: innovation, investment, and emerging opportunities in today’s textile and apparel value chain textile and apparel manufacturing is a critical creator of formalized jobs, a well-known...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 156040 Date du document: 1 décembre 2020 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Manchanda,Sumit,Schlorke,Sabine,Schmitt,Maud Louise Anne
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Artificial Intelligence in Emerging Markets : Opportunities, Trends, and Emerging Business Models (anglais)
Artificial intelligence (AI) the science of making machines act in rational, intelligent ways is rapidly making inroads into business operations and society. AI is already being applied in many areas of...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 157069 Date du document: 1 septembre 2020 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Bakovic,Tonci R.,Biallas,Margarete O.,Lopez Conde,Maria Francisca,Cook,Peter A.,Diwan,Prajakta,Houngbonon,Georges Vivien,Kaleem,Hassan,Makala,Baloko,Manchanda,Sumit,Menes,Rebecca Ann,Mockel,Peter,Mou,Xiaomin,Myers,Gordon I.,Nejkov,Kiril,Niforos,Marina,O'Neill,Felicity Maree,Rana,Ahmed Nauraiz,Roy,Friedemann,Saberi,Ommid,Schlorke,Sabine,Sonneborn,William Charles,Strusani,Davide,Twinn,Christopher Ian
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Cement Industry (anglais)
As the COVID-19 outbreak has slowed construction in many countries, the industry has seen lower demand for its products, leading to overcapacity. Cement companies are largely expected to survive the crisis...
Type de document: Rapport Numéro du rapport: 157052 Date du document: 1 août 2020 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Schlorke,Sabine,Stec,Marek,Villar Mallagray,Juan,Kaleem,Hassan
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AI Investments Allow Emerging Markets to Develop and Expand Sophisticated Manufacturing Capabilities (anglais)
As advances in machine learning, computer vision, and robotics help manufacturers around the world improve their processes and produce new and more complex products, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 154592 Date du document: 1 juillet 2020 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Manchanda,Sumit,Kaleem,Hassan,Schlorke,Sabine
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Fertilizing the Nigerian Economy : An IFC Manufacturing Case Study (anglais)
Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has abundant natural resources, especially in oil and gas. These two resources, when processed, form petrochemicals that are the building blocks of many consumer and...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 147767 Date du document: 1 janvier 2020 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Schlorke,Sabine,Schmidt,Olaf S.
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A Global Engine for Growth : An IFC Manufacturing Case Study (anglais)
Manufacturing is a route for creating job opportunities and building more sophisticated value chains that can have a positive impact on economic growth. Levi Strauss and Co. (LS and Co.) began working...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 146376 Date du document: 1 novembre 2019 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Schlorke,Sabine,Schmidt,Olaf S.
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Why Manufacturing Matters : A Value Chain Reaction (anglais)
Manufacturing lies at the core of the global economy. Manufacturers bolster demand for raw materials, energy and technology, and they develop relationships and partnerships with suppliers around the world...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 146372 Date du document: 1 novembre 2019 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Schlorke,Sabine,Schmidt,Olaf S.
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Hungary's bankruptcy experience, 1992-93 (anglais)
Hungary adopted a tough new bankruptcy law in late 1991 that took effect on January 1, 1992. It required managers of firms with arrears over 90 days to any creditor to file for either reorganization or...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS1510 Date du document: 30 septembre 1995 Auteur: Gray,Cheryl W.,Schlorke,Sabine,Szanyi, Miklos