Global trends in tourism — Breaking the billion barrier Vanitha Srinivasan Threats of terrorism‚ pandemic outbreaks‚ natural calamities and‚ finally‚ pesky security checks notwithstanding‚ the international tourism industry is booming. Tourism has become a key economic driver globally‚ and is one of the main sources of income for many developing countries today. International tourism receipts totaled $682 billion in 2005 while arrivals‚ at 842 million in 2006‚ registered a five-fold growth over
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Global Forces at Pilkington Introduction Pilkington is an international manufacturer of glass and glazing products. Through pioneering technology and innovation they produced the world’s first self-cleaning glass and are renowned as leaders in the global Flat Glass industry. The company was founded in 1826. Is specialize to manufacturing material like steel or glass‚ and became a member of the NSG group in June 2006‚ which has manufacturing operations in 27 countries and sells its products in
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Global Demographic Trend Demographic changes in the United States‚ China‚ or the world have major implications for investment. The world population today is growing faster than ever according the US Census Bureau; the world population was about 7 billion at the end of 2010. The number was more than double of 50 years ago. The total population is expected to reach 9 million by 2025. As world population continues to increase in a large number‚ the aging population will keep increasing
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important part. Economic deregulation has led to carriers such as airlines (Air France with KLM to in 2004) shipping lines (P&O Nedlloyd and Maersk in 2005) and network restructuring‚ mergers and consolidations (DHL and Exel in 2005‚ Schenker and Bax Global in 2006‚ EGL & TNT Logistics to form CEVA in 2007) in‚ greater efficiencies in the form of labor and equipment‚ and price reductions for shippers. Deregulation has also facilitated the growth of multimodal solutions (Sea-Air‚ Rail-Air etc) to improve
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Global forces at Pilkington The early 21 century continued to provide tough challenges for manufacturing organization based in developed economies. This was particularly true for manufacturing of basic materials such as steel or glass as they experienced fierce competition around the world. Pilkington based in St Helens‚ U.K.‚ started glass manufacturing in 1826. But the major breakthrough for the company was the development of the float glass manufacturing process‚ announced in 1959. This
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English from a nation language to a global language During the course of a few centuries‚ English has developed from being a nation language spoken only by people in the British Isles to being an international language spoken by nearly 2 billion people. In this article I’m going to write about the factors that played a role in making English a global language. The English language is today known as one of the most powerful languages in the world. The fact that English today is one of the most
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NATIONAL INCOME ANALYSIS OF INDIA (1950-2013) India is home to 1.24 billion people‚ which is about 17.5 per cent of the global population. The Indian economy is the 12th largest in USD exchange rate terms. India is the second fastest growing economy in the world. However‚ it accounts for only 2.98 per cent of world GDP in US dollar terms and 5.0 per cent in purchasing power parity (ppp) terms. Hence‚ there exists a huge potential for catch up. The global welfare too is linked to progress in India
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Being Green: Trends in India chillibreeze writer — Impuri Ngayawon * | Through the ages‚ Darwin’s theory of ‘Survival of the Fittest’ has impacted the lives of the human species. Not many thought that the great scientist was prophesying the future of generations to come. During his State of the Union address last week‚ President Obama said ‘The nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy‚ and America must be that nation.’ The much awaited global
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In its latest publication the 5th edition of Global Strategic Trends (GST)‚ The Ministry of Defence examines a 30-year outlook of a broad range of regional and thematic trends including the environment‚ health‚ education‚ automation‚ information‚ identity and transport. Global Strategic Trends is a key element in setting the Ministry of Defence’s context for long-term decision-making. Past editions of GST have been used to inform the british national security strategy‚ and this fifth edition highlights
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Global citizenship is a term that is widely used for different purposes and meanings. There is no single agreement on the meaning of global citizenship. As we all know‚ the world is changing faster than most of us can keep up with‚ technology is one of those drivers of change and people are becoming more connected to each other around the world than ever before through internet usage. As people become more connected they begin to see themselves becoming a citizen not only through their natural birth
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