increase to 6% in 2006 and 2007 (ADB‚ 2005). Bangladesh’s total GDP stood at $275 billion in 2004‚ and per capita GDP was $2‚000 (adjusted for purchasing power). The ready made garments industry started in our country as a non-tradition sector with a narrow export rise in the late 1970s. The garments industry enjoyed a tremendous rise of 30 enterprises in 1980 increase to about 4825 on 2007-08 fiscal year. Out of 3.1 million manpower employed in factories‚ 2.38 million are women (85%)‚ majorities
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Modeling Industry By: Alicia Louvan Did you know that the average height of a female model is around 5’10-5’11’ and weight is 120-124 pounds? When the actual healthy weight for women that is 5’10’-5’11 should weigh around 142-150 pounds‚ to me that is ridiculous and is a significant difference in weight (Evea). What the modeling industry has brought to society and to young teenage women is that apparently it is okay to be the size of a stick. I personally think that that it is completely unhealthy
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in Europe‚ and the setbacks in the Middle East and North Africa. “International tourism hit new records in 2011 despite the challenging conditions‚” said UNWTO Secretary-General‚ Taleb Rifai. “For a sector directly responsible for 5% of the world’s GDP‚ 6% of total exports and employing one out of every 12 people in advanced and emerging economies alike these results are encouraging‚ coming as they do at a time in which we urgently need levers to stimulate growth and job creation‚” he added.
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PHILIPPINE ABACA INDUSTRY History Abaca‚ the country’s premier fiber and known worldwide as Manila hemp‚ has come a long way from its humble beginning as raw material for our ancestors’ coarse and stiff clothing as well as footwear. While abaca is still being used for these purposes‚ its application has expanded to sophisticated industrial uses. It is now a preferred material in the production of pulp for specialty papers like tea bags‚ meat/sausage casings‚ cigarette paper‚ filter papers
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THE CRUISE INDUSTRY The cruise industry is a highly profitable international activity‚ and the fastest growing sector of the travel‚ tourism and leisure industry. The cruise industry has gone through significant changes from the days of transoceanic transportation and tropical vacations only available to the domain of society’s elite‚ to the modern multimillion tourism and leisure industry that offers an affordable vacation option and a level of comfort difficult to match for the average citizen
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Industry Analysis Firms in funeral industry operate funeral homes‚ cemeteries and crematoria. This includes the management of funerals‚ cremations and burials. The financial performance of the Funeral Directors‚ Crematoria and Cemeteries industry is strongly influenced by the number of deaths in Australia each year. This statistic has risen stably over the past five years but the baby boomers are driving the trend of funeral. Within the next decade‚ Australia’s death rate is set to increase from
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individual. I believe that God’s guidance make those wonders possible. I would say everybody has seen one wonder in there life time because they happen every single day. I think that if you dont believe in miracles then you wont give them a chance to happen. Believing in miracles requires you to have faith just like anything else. 2. I think people believe in Kris Kringle because he is so confident with himself. Even though he knows that there isnt a real Santa Claus he still believes in himslef
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Firms in the textile industry can compete using pricing or non-pricing strategies. Pricing strategies involves the use and manipulation of prices to increase market share and reduce potential and existing competition in the textile industry. Non pricing strategies on the other hand refer to all the alternatives‚ excluding price‚ that a firm uses to achieve the same objectives. One of the most common pricing strategies used in the textile industry is the use of limit pricing. This involves a firm
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International Competitive Analysis and Strategy Strategy Project The Cigarette Industry in Italy and Saudi Arabia An evaluation of the market attractiveness and a strategy recommendation for British American Tobacco in Saudi Arabia Maastricht University School of Business and Economics Maastricht‚ 18 October 2012 Jan Philipp Dülfer (i406112) Larissa Lindemann (i6060409) Giulia Marseglia (i6057803) Diogo Mateus(i6059144) Course code: EBC 4044 Tutor name: Boris Lokshin Word count:
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federal government has mandated that all medical records need to be converted to electronic form by 2014. Providers also have to prove their meaningful use of electronic medical records. Starting in 2015‚ Medicare and Medicaid payments will be reduced‚ starting at 1% for not complying with this mandate. Federal grants and funding were made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to assist health care providers to adopt electronic medical record format. As a result of the mandate there
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