Note

2001

2000 

$’000

$’000

NET ASSETS EMPLOYED

       Fixed Assets

3

1,947,667

1,741,054

       Investments

4

2,628,368

2,393,993

       Long Term Receivables

5

183,512

24,012

       Current Assets

             Inventories

6

1,485,668

1,302,300

             Receivables

7

2,329,372

2,204,753

             Long term receivables - Current portion

5

343,238

9,267

             Taxation recoverable

302,307

280,846

             Cash and short term investments

8

6,162,953

3,200,432

10,623,538

6,997,598

       Current Liabilities

             Payables

9

3,933,968

3,676,683

             Bank and short term loans

10

1,464,829

1,040,913

             Long term liabilities - Current portion

14

94,391

90,796

             Deposits

927,530

68,009

             Securities sold under agreement to repurchase

1,582,497

-

             Taxation

189,149

146,271

8,192,364

5,022,672

       Net Current Assets

2,431,174

1,974,926

       Trade Marks

11

-

991

7,190,721

6,134,976

FINANCED BY

       Share Capital

12

266,887

216,588

       Capital Reserve

13

2,779,571

2,380,861

       Reserve Fund

106,659

42,714

       Retained Earnings

2,712,458

2,263,654

       Translation Gains

568,312

500,958

6,433,887

5,404,775

       Minority Interest

175,030

129,374

       Long Term Liabilities

14

581,804

600,827

7,190,721