The aim of this work is discuss Nigeria’s regional economic bloc (ECOWAS)‚ the implications of this Economic Bloc to International Business and its advantages and disadvantages to Nigeria. Introduction: Nigeria is a country located in West Africa; it has a population of about 160‚027‚000 (World Economic Fact Book 2010). Its main produce is oil and petroleum; the country is also a key
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INTRODUCTION: ~ Capital market is the market for leading and borrowing of medium and long term funds. ~ The demand for long-term funds comes from industry‚ trade‚ agriculture and government (central and state). ~ The supply for funds comes from individual savers‚ corporate savings‚ banks‚ insurance companies‚ specialized financial institutions and government. *SIGNIFICANCE: ~ A sound and efficient capital market is extremely vital for the economic development of a nation. ~ So‚ the significance
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ROLE OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF NIGERIAN CASE By Risikat Oladoyin S. Dauda‚ Ph.D Department of Economics University of Lagos Akoka‚ Lagos E-mail: rissydauda@yahoo.com rdauda@unilag.edu.ng ABSTRACT Although several theories of endogenous growth point towards a positive effect of human capital on growth‚ empirical evidence on this issue has been mixed. Despite various efforts of the successive Nigerian governments‚ virtually all indices of human
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Political Economy Volume 28 2002 Pages 109-126 The Role of FDI in Economic Development Kjetil Bjorvatn Hans Jarle Kind Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås This article can be dowloaded from: http://www.nopecjournal.org/NOPEC_2002_a08.pdf Other articles from the Nordic Journal of Political Economy can be found at: http://www.nopecjournal.org Kjetil Bjorvatn NHH‚ Hans Jarle Kind‚ SNF and Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås‚ SNF* The Role of FDI in Economic Development This paper deals with two questions: First‚ what
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intermediaries. Number and types of Banks: The number of banks in all now stands at 49 in Bangladesh. Out of the 49 banks‚ four are Nationalized Commercial Banks (NCBs)‚ 28 local private commercial banks‚ 12 foreign banks and the rest five are Development Financial Institutions (DFIs). Sonali Bank is the largest among the NCBs while Pubali is leading in the private ones. Among the 12 foreign
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Interests in the study of economic growth and development have been on the increase especially since the middle of the present century. Economic growth results in the expansion of a country’s production possibility curve such that the potential output of the country is increased beyond the previous levels. Thus growth is often defined in terms of a sustained increase in the real per capita income of a country. Simon Kuznets in (Todaro‚ 1885)‚ defined a country’s economic growth as “a long term rise
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Governor Central Bank of Nigeria GROWTH PROSPECTS FOR THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY Convocation Lecture delivered at the Igbinedion University Eighth Convocation Ceremony‚ Okada‚ Edo State‚ November 26‚ 2010 GROWTH PROSPECTS FOR THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY Sanusi Lamido Sanusi‚ CON Governor Central Bank of Nigeria 1.0 INTRODUCTION Nigeria’s economic aspirations have remained that of altering the structure of production and consumption patterns‚ diversifying the economic base and reducing dependence
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Economic Crisis in Nigeria. NIGERIA. (google)The evolution of Nigeria was from about 1849 until it attained independence in 1960. During this period a lot of events occurred‚ and is largely the story of the great impact of the British on the Nigerian people. The colonial authorities (British) sought to define‚ protect and realize their imperial interest in the portion of West Africa because of its endowment with natural resources‚ apparently this occurred about hundred years ago. The British was
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and the role of advertising in the national development of Nigerian or other African countries. This study‚ which explored the meaning of development‚ the debate on the role of culture and mass media on social modernization‚ African political economy as well as Nigerian history‚ politics‚ economic and communication development efforts‚ serves as an attempt to bridge that gulf. The study focused on the role of advertising in the process of social mobilization and modernization in Nigeria by examining
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Capital market OF Bangladesh 1. Introduction A capital market is a market for securities (debt or equity)‚ where business enterprises (companies) and governments can raise long-term funds. It is defined as a market in which money is provided for periods longer than a year‚ as the raising of short-term funds takes place on other markets (e.g.‚ the money market). The capital market includes the stock market (equity securities) and the bond market (debt). Financial regulators‚ such
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