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INTRODUCTION TO SAARC

THE SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR

REGIONAL COOPERATION (SAARC)
WAS ESTABLISHED ON 8 DECEMBER
1985. THE SECRETARIAT OF THE
ASSOCIATION WAS SET UP IN
KATHMANDU, NEPAL, ON 17 JANUARY
1987. SAARC HAS EIGHT MEMBER
COUNTRIES (AFGHANISTAN,
BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA,
MALDIVES, NEPAL, PAKISTAN AND
SRI-LANKA).
 OBJECTIVES OF SAARC
• TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE IN SOUTH ASIA.
• PROVIDING EVERY INDIVIDUAL WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE WITH
DIGNITY AND FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL BY ACCELERATING REGIONAL
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTAINING
SOCIAL PROGRESS.
• TO STRENGTHEN AND PROMOTE SOUTH ASIA’S COLLECTIVE SELF-
RELIANCE.
• TO IMPROVE MUTUAL TRUST AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE
MEMBER COUNTRIES AND APPRECIATE THE SOLUTION TO THE
PROBLEMS.
S.NO Name of the SAARC Observer
Countries
1 Australia
2 China
3 The European union
4 Iran
5 Japan
6 The republic of korea
7 Mauritius

8 Myanmar
9 United states of America
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON
TARRIFS AND TRADE
 INTRODUCTION TO GATT

THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS

AND TRADE (GATT), SIGNED IN 1947 BY
23 COUNTRIES, IS A TREATY MINIMIZING
BARRIERS TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE BY
ELIMINATING OR REDUCING QUOTAS,
TARIFFS, AND SUBSIDIES. IT WAS
INTENDED TO BOOST ECONOMIC
RECOVERY AFTER WORLD WAR II.
 PRINCIPLES OF GATT

• NO DISCRIMINATORY TRADE AMONG THE MEMBER NATIONS.

• TARIFF SHOULD BE THE ONLY INSTRUMENT TO INFLUENCE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
• MUTUAL CONSULTATIONS BEFORE ANY ACTION BY A NATION
THAT CAN EFFECT TRADE OF OTHER MEMBER NATION.
• ARRANGEMENTS FOR NEGOTIATIONS PRIOR TO REDUCTION IN
TARIFFS.
OBJECTIVES OF GATT
• IMPROVE STANDARD OF LIVING IN MEMBER
COUNTRIES.
• ENCOURAGE FULL EMPLOYMENT AND STEADY
AND GROWING LEVEL OF REAL
INCOME AND EFFECTIVE DEMAND.
• EXPAND WORLD PRODUCTION AND WORLD
TRADE.
• FULL UTILIZATION OF WORLD RESOURCES.
 BUSINESS
ENVIRONME
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ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
AN ENVIRONMENT
ANALYSIS IS A STRATEGIC
TECHNIQUE USED TO IDENTIFY
ALL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
FACTORS THAT COULD AFFECT A
COMPANY’S SUCCESS. INTERNAL
COMPONENTS REVEAL THE
STRENGTH AND SHORTCOMINGS
OF A COMPANY.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS PROCESS

• 1. DETERMINE THE EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT

• TO BEGIN A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS PROCEDURE, SELECT ENVIRONMENTAL
FACTORS EVALUATING. YOUR INDUSTRY DETERMINES THIS. 
• FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WORK IN A MEDICAL FACILITY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT LEGAL
IMPLICATIONS. REGULATIONS MANAGING HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE AND SAFETY,
• 2. OBTAIN INFORMATION
• COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR CHOSEN ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ONCE YOU DECIDE
WHICH ONES TO EVALUATE. YOU CAN OBSERVE YOUR FACTORS AND CONDUCT RESEARCH
 HERE. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF INFORMATION TO GATHER: VERBAL AND WRITTEN DATA.
HEARING IS HOW PEOPLE OBTAIN VERBAL INFORMATION.
• 3. CONSIDER YOUR COMPETITORS
• YOU MAY WANT TO GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COMPETITORS. TO SEE IF THEY POSE
ANY THREATS. YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS BY EMPLOYING A TECHNIQUE KNOWN AS SPYING.
THIS INVOLVES UNUSUALLY GATHERING INFORMATION.
4. Examine your strategies

Finally, evaluate your present and prospective strategies to determine how future
environmental changes will impact your organization. This assists you in resolving potential
issues. These factors could have been to blame.
For example, the health facility may wish to develop a new strategy. It will clearly show how
they aim to deal with the decrease in clients caused by their competitor’s new branch