...Overall tourism in Sri lanka Sri Lanka has always been a tourist destination. The number of tourists visiting to the Sri lanka has been consistently increasing rapidly in past few years and the countries of Asia and the Pacific now receive more visitors than any region, other than Europe. With the expansion of tourism, the region captured nearly one quarter of total global tourist arrivals in 2013. The number of tourists has increased in every country (for which data are available) of Asia and the Pacific in the 10 years from 2004 to 2013 Source –Tourism Research Today, Sri Lanka offers leisure and business travellers a spectrum of attractions. The commercial cities, Colombo, Kurunegala and Kandy offer business travellers an array of business opportunities and trade options. The sandy white beaches and attractive underwater life that surrounds the island, gives its visitors a chance to unwind and relax in a warm and comfortable setting. The beautiful rain forests, mountain ranges and scenic plantations can be visited within a few hours (approx. 4-5 hours travel time), and visitors can also visit the wildlife sanctuaries that are located in this small miracle. Source - 2012 annual statistical report by SLTDA According to the above mentioned graph, in 2012 lot of tourists were come to sri lanka for pleasure. Second and third places were taking for Visting friends & Relations...
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...Household Waste Composting & MSW Recycling in Sri Lanka H.S.Premachandra Assistant Director Central Environmental Authority Sri Lanka premch@cea.lk Asia 3R Conference Tokyo 29 Oct to 01 Nov 2006 Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Introduction Total collection of MSW by local authorities in Sri Lanka is around 2900 tones/day Around 60% [1663 tones] collected in the Western Province[ 9 provinces in Sri Lanka] Around 43% [1257 tones] collected in Colombo District Around 25% [ 700 tones] collected within Colombo Municipal limits, the most urbanized area Legal responsibility of MSW management is with Local Authorities [There are 311 Local Authorities] No proper management of MSW except few cases where compost and biogas produced In most of cases MSW being dumped haphazard manner creating several negative environmental impacts Different Ranges of Daily MSW Collection[tones/day]2005 Ranges[tones/day] Up to 1 1-2 2-5 5-10 10-20 20-50 50-100 100-150 >150 Number of Local Authorities 111 48 76 26 23 19 5 2 1 Total Number of Local Authorities 111 Average Composition of MSW of Sri Lanka Item Biodegradable[short term] Paper Wooden Saw dust/paddy husk & cloth/garments waste Biodegradable[long term] Polythene & plastic Demolition wastes Metals Slaughter house wastes Glass Other Percentage 56.57 6.47 6.35 6.04 5.94 5.91 3.89 2.76 2.34 2.03 1.68 Total 100 National Strategy of Solid Waste Management Prioritize waste avoidance over recycling...
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...The Contribution of Government to Rural Investment: A Case Study in Matara Divisional Secretarial area. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER CPM: 9680 Introduction 1.1 Introduction This research is mainly focusing on, whether the government contribution is at a satisfactory level regarding the rural people Investment. Previously conducted researches found that there is a positive relationship between Income and investment in Formal Institutions, and negative relationship between Income and investments in Informal Institutions. In today?s Sri Lankan context there is a high possibility of rural people in tend to informal investment sources rather than the formal sources of Investment. There are several factors affecting to this situation...
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...INTRODUCTION * LANKA ORIX FINANCE is a one of the leading financial solution provider in Srilanka.It’s a Licensed Finance Company and part of the diversified LOLC group of companies, which was listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in June 2011.And backed by the strength of one of the global financial giant “ORIX CORPORATION JAPAN”. * Mr. Kapila Jayewardena was the chairman of the company. And he has appointed as a chairman in 2007 April.Mr.Ishara Nanayakkara was the deputy chairman of the company. And he has appointed as a Deputy Chairman in November 2002.Mr.Brindley de zylva was the CEO of the company and he has appointed as a CEO in April 2003. * LOFC is the only non-bank financial institution to have been granted a license from CBSL to engage in foreign currency business. This enabled LOFC to maintain nonresident foreign currency accounts Resident foreign currency accounts and special foreign investment deposit accounts for their customers. * LOFC is offering savings, Deposits & working capital facilities. The Growth and Diversification have led the company to start the areas such as Auto Finance, ME Finance, Islamic Banking, mobile banking and foreign currency business. * LOFC services are offered through a network of 42 fully fledged branches 10 savings centers strategically located island wide, including a significant presence in the North and the East. * They have several partnerships with business entities such as MAESTRO, IFAD,...
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...Subject: International Marketing Topic: - Launching a local product in International Market Company: - MM Mithaiwala ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Why Fast Food Industry??? Fast food industry is the most happening industry around the world. Tasty food is something which cannot be resisted. And in today’s fast moving world, people don’t have enough time to sit had have food for a long time. A fast food firm takes into consideration TIME factor and provides food in quick time. Why MM Mithaiwala as a Fast Food firm??? MM Mithaiwala is one of the oldest fast food firm operating in Mumbai which has all the ingredients of becoming an international brand. MM Mithaiwala works on the principle of developing profit centers whereby all the work is handled by professionally qualified people responsible for their respective departments. There Philosophy has always been customer satisfaction and they believe that a satisfied customer is a customer for life. [pic][pic] .....At Mumbai About MM Mithaiwala… at Mumbai (Malad) M.M.Mithaiwala is a producer of Indian sweets, snacks and is also into retailing outlets, restaurant business, and fast food and lassi centers. M.M.Mithaiwala supplies to Industrial Canteens, Hospitals, Flight Kitchens, and Hotels. They also supply to caterers organizing marriages and other social functions in the city. They have established high quality performance standards like Punctuality, Great Service, Good Quality Food, Hygiene and Commitment...
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...1. Introduction The Sri Lanka Navy is a well-balanced and cohesive force, capable of operating in waters around Sri Lanka effectively safeguarding our national interest. The secondary role is land operations acting together with other services specially, in terms of internal strife in the preservation of law and order. Since the Sri Lanka Navy is a very large organization, I have selected the prime technical organisation of it, Sri Lanka Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee for the purpose of this assignment. 1.1. History of Background Sri Lanka Naval Dockyard Sri Lanka Naval Dockyard had been commissioned and restructured primarily as a technical base in 1985 to support large number of Naval ships and craft calling at Trincomalee, one of the best natural harbour of the world. Since then the technical expertise and facilities of SLN Dockyard have improved tremendously to become one of the best ship repair facilities in the country. 1.2. Background The technical organization of Dockyard is headed by a Marine or an Electrical Engineer of the rank of Commodore designated as Commodore Superintendent Dockyard. Two deputies function as departmental heads of Marine and Electrical/Electronic Engineering Departments. The technical organization is comprised of two main branches and sub departments. 2. Organizational behavior (OB) Organizational behavior (OB) is the study of what people think, feel, and do in and around organizations. Its focus is on employee behavior, decisions...
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... Information Requirements for Strategic Decision Making | Holcim Sri-Lanka. | Raveesha Tennakoon/ Janani Fernando/ Hashen Peiris | Statement of Originality of Submitted Work We, Raveesha Tennakoon Janani Fernando Hashen Peiris Module Name: Strategic Management and Information Systems Module No: BIS3324 We hereby confirm that the work presented here in this report and in all other associated materials, are wholly our own work and we agree to assessment for plagiarism. Signature……………………..……………………………………. Signature……………………..……………………………………. Signature……………………..……………………………………. Date…………………………………………. Acknowledgement This report successful because of many who have submitted their help and support towards it, and all gratitude goes out to those who did so. We would like to show our greatest appreciation to Mr.Kanishka Weeramunda for lecturing us and always with us. We can’t say thank you enough for his tremendous support and help. We feel motivated and encouraged every time we attend his lectures. Without his encouragement and guidance this project would not have materialized. Lecturer Miss. Hasini Nanayakkara was certainly very helpful and patient as he assisted towards this report, by sharing valuable insight, knowledge and advice throughout the project of its completion. We express our deepest gratitude towards Holcim Sri Lanka for accommodating our requests to gather information about strategic environment. Not forget...
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...Introduction to Commercial Bank We are known as, the benchmark private sector bank in Sri Lanka. Over the years, we have with clear vision, set standards, created an identity and forged a unique trend in banking that has brought us recognition year after year. We have maintained our cultural identity, reached to the grass roots and created a style that has set the trend. Today, our superlative range of products and services, powered by state-of-the-art technological superiority and peopled by a dynamic, highly motivated team have made us what we are, the most progressive bank in Sri Lanka. THE FUTURE The immediate outlook for the local economic environment appears to be encouraging. The Bank is well positioned to capitalise on the opportunities emerging in the market due to the positive macroeconomic enviro nment in the country. The Banking industry operates basically on public confidence. The industry is governed by a set of regulations which necessitates changes or amendments due to the sophistication of the financial products and services it offers. The following regulatory changes which will come into effect in the ensuing year will have a significant impact to the operations of the banking industry. Our Vision "To be the most technologically advanced, innovative and customer friendly financial services organisation in Sri Lanka, poised for further expansion in South Asia" Our Mission "Providing reliable, innovative, customer friendly financial services,...
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...BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Y/601/0546 MARKET ENVIRONMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR MOHAMED ABOOBUCKER JAZEER AHAMED Introduction Business environment is composed of two words ‘Business’ and ‘Environment’. In economic sense ‘Business’ means human activities like production, purchase or extraction or sales of products or services that are performed to earn money. Meanwhile ‘Environment’ means the aspect of surroundings. Business environment is the set of conditions institutional, political, economical, legal or social that is uncontrollable and affects the functions of the organization. Business environment consists of two components: external environment and internal environment. Internal environment includes of 5 M’s like management, money, machinery, material and man. On the other hand, External environment consists of demo-graphical factors, socio-cultural factors, political factors, geo-physical factors, government and legal factors. LO1 1.1 ------------------------------------------------- Different Types of Organizations Organizations A social unit of people that is structured and managed to meet a need or to pursue collective goals. All organizations have a management structure that determines relationships between the different activities and the members, and subdivides and assigns roles, responsibilities, and authority to carry out different tasks. Organizations are open systems they affect and are affected by their environment. Read more: http://www...
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...Jahangirnagar Planning Review ISSN 1728-4198 Vol. 2, June 2004, pp. 67-82, © Jahangirnagar University This article is brought to you by www.bdresearch.org Eco-Tourism: An Investigation into the Conceptual Framework and Policy Requirements for its Growth in Bangladesh Golam Moinuddin* Halima Begum** Abstract Sustainability considerations have been making ways in each and every development initiative in the last two-decades or so. In line of this trend, the concept of eco-tourism emerged and later on, turned out to be an environment friendly and economically beneficial industry taking over a considerable bulk of mass-tourism activity and offsetting some of its negativities. Such a transformation has ultimately positioned eco-tourism to be the substitute of mass-tourism in many tourist destinations. In view of such reality, this article attempts to investigate on the conceptual dynamics and benefits of eco-tourism and explores reflective state of these theoretical underpinnings on the basis of two case studies drawn from successful eco-tourist destinations. In light of such investigative out-puts, the article focuses on the prospects of eco-tourism industry and makes an effort to provide a broad policy framework for the development of the same in Bangladesh. It identifies areas of intervention required in promoting the eco-tourism industry in the country. Finally, it attempts to define and differentiate the respective roles of the private and public sectors in the flourishment...
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...ESSAY Role of poverty benchmark as a component of equity and redistribution policy TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 3 2. Absolute Poverty 3 3. Relative Poverty 4 4. Re-distribution of Income – Role of Poverty Benchmark in it 5 5.1 Education Policies 5 5.2 Taxation and Transfers 6 5.3 Minimum Wages 7 5. Drawbacks in using Poverty Benchmark for Redistribution Policies 7 6. Should Governments Focus on inequality? Or Poverty? My Reflections 8 7. Conclusions 9 8. Bibliography 9 Role of Poverty Benchmark as a component of Equity and Re-distribution Policy 1. Introduction How do you define poverty? It is a complex phenomenon influenced many factors. So there are many different ways to describe it. In general terms, idea of poverty is that if you can’t afford basic needs, you are poor. Yet, identifying such basic needs is bit complicated. Normally those are identified as items related to food, clothing and shelter. However, Amartya Sen (1983) states that basic needs are best understood capabilities such as to be free from decease, to travel; transportation, to be educated; schooling. Marshall Sahlins (1974) argues that poverty is a social status. When benchmarking poverty, there are two main classifications. Those are Absolute Poverty and Relative Poverty. Both of these types are based on income of the people rather than other social factors. ...
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... | Triumph International Overseas Limited, HK | | Speedo International Limited, UK | | Stretchline (UK) Limited, UK | | Ets Lucien Noyon Et Cie, France | | Prym Intimates Group Ltd, HK | | Brandot International Limited, USA | | Labyrinth Solutions Holdings, USA | | Tradecard, Inc., USA | | NSL Infratech (Private) Limited, India | MAS Intimates Offering customers highly differentiated intimate wear, flawless designs blended with exquisite quality, this is where perfection is revealed in every intricate detail. Drawing from 25 years of experience in lingerie manufacturing, MAS Intimates offer niche market intimate wear of unparalleled quality. With 12 world class manufacturing facilities in operation across Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh & Indonesia, together with design offices situated in New York, Hong Kong, UK and Colombo, we service some of the most renowned global intimate brands. Sharing a long standing strategic partnership with Victoria’s Secret, the company currently manufactures for Victoria’s Secret, Marks & Spencer, La Senza, GAP, Soma, DBA, H&M, Lululemon, Oysho, and Athleta. Marking the beginning of a new era for garment manufacturing in the country as well as the region, MAS Intimates not only adheres to international standards in its services and ethics towards both clients and employees, but also...
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...Annual Report 2011 Industrial Technology Institute Your Partner in Technological and Industrial Growth Contents ITI Quality Policy 1 Act & Legislation 2 Mandate 2 Vision 2 Mission 2 Board of Management and Committees 3 Organization Structure 4 Senior Management 5 Chairman’s Message 6 Executive Report 8 Performance Highlights 15 Quality Infrastructure 19 Accelerating Industrial Technology Development 22 Benchmarking for Competitiveness 28 Monitoring and Mitigating Pollution 33 Technology for Human welfare and Socio-economic Upliftment 37 Training Programs & Workshops 38 Capacity Building 40 New Initiatives 43 Corporate Awareness 46 Information for Industry 48 Awards and Recognition 52 Corporate Social Responsibility 54 Social, Welfare and Religious Activities 55 Publications, Presentations and Patents 57 Human Resources 62 Executive Staff 65 Financial Report 2011 Auditor's Report AG's Report Reply ITI Quality Policy “The management of the Industrial Technology Institute is unreservedly committed to maintain the ISO 17025 Quality Management System for the Testing and Calibration services and ISO 9000 Quality Management System for the entire Institute, in keeping with the National Quality Policy, thus providing customers with services of the highest professional standards. All ITI staff has been made fully...
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...life to thought Sri Lanka Telecom PLC Annual Report 2014 Welcome to Sri Lanka Telecom PLC Annual Report 2014 Our Vision All Sri Lankans seamlessly connected with world-class information, communication and entertainment services. Our Mission Your trusted and proven partner for innovative and exciting communication experiences delivered with passion, quality and commitment. Contents SLT at a glance 02 SLT’s year at a glance 05 About this report 07 Letter from the Group Chairman 08 Letter from the Group Chief Executive Officer 10 Board of Directors 12 Leadership team 18 Corporate governance 23 Risk management 34 Management discussion and analysis 38 Financial reports Annual Report of the Board of Directors on the affairs of the Company 86 Statement of Directors in relation to their responsibility for the preparation of financial statements 93 Audit committee report 94 Independent auditors’ report 97 Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income 98 Statement of financial position 99 Statement of changes in equity - Group 100 Statement of changes in equity - Company 101 Statement of cash flows 102 Notes to the financial statements 103 Ten year progress - Group 150 Value added statement 151 Investor relations 152 Portfolio of lands 154 Milestones 157 GRI index 158 Abbreviations 161 Notice of meeting 162 Form of proxy Enclosed Corporate information Inner back cover Sri Lanka Telecom is the...
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...The Investment Climate and Enterprise Performance in Rural Pakistan: Implications for Rural Non-farm Employment Generation and Poverty Reduction Mona Sur South Asia Agriculture and Rural Development Department World Bank msur@worldbank.org & Jian Zhang Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics University of California-Davis jian@primal.ucdavis.edu Selected Paper prepared for presentation at the American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California, July 23-26, 2006 Copyright 2006 by Mona Sur & Jian Zhang. All rights reserved. Readers may make verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided that this copyright notice appears on all such copies. The views presented in this paper are those of the authors. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein do not reflect the views of the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. The Investment Climate and Enterprise Performance in Rural Pakistan: Implications for Rural Non-farm Employment Generation and Poverty Reduction Agricultural growth remains an important pathway out of poverty in rural Pakistan, but given that 60 percent of the country’s rural poor are landless, and primarily reliant on non-agricultural activities as their main source of income and employment, it is increasingly recognized that a well developed and well-functioning rural non-farm sector is essential for generating employment, ensuring...
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