1/2012 103-111 The Role of Banks in Capital Formation and Economic Growth: The Case of Nigeria Alex Ehimare OMANKHANLEN Covenant University‚ Ota‚ Ogun State‚ NIGERIA alexehimare@yahoo.com Abstract: This study investigates the role of banks in capital formation and economic growth: The case of Nigeria for the period 1980-2009. The economies of all market-oriented nations depend on the efficient operation of complex and delicately balanced systems of money and credit. Banks are an indispensable element
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Role of Commercial Banks in Economic Development According to Kent: “An organization whose principal operations are concerned with the accumulation of the temporarily idle money of the general public for the purpose of advancing to others for expenditure.” Various economists have different views about the role of commercial banks in economic development. Schumpeter says‚ “It is the banking system which serves as a key agent along with the entrepreneur in the process of economic development”
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country needs the services of financial institutions for accelerating the pace of development. Commercial banks have played a critical role in the economic development of a country. Now a day’s commercial banks are important not just from the point of view of economic growth‚ but also financial stability. In emerging economies‚ commercial banks are special for three important reasons. First‚ they take a leading role in developing other financial intermediaries and markets. Second‚ due to the absence of
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Role of Commercial Banks in the Economic Development of a Country: Commercial banks are one of the three primary agents which help circulating funds in the market. Commercial banks provide loans and corporate bonds to the households‚ new start ups and small medium enterprises to run their businesses. It also obtains money from the households and invests that money to other profitable investments. The money held as customer account then accrues interest which is given to the customer in the form
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Role of commercial banks in development. INTRODUCTION A commercial bank is something with which every one of us is well known. However different bankers and economists have defined it in a different way: According to Kent: “An organization whose principal operations are concerned with the accumulation of the temporarily idle money of the general public for the purpose of advancing to others for expenditure.” According to Banking Companies Ordinance 1962: “Banking
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THE IMPACT OF MONETARY POLICIES ON NIGERIA COMMERCIAL BANK (A CASE STUDY OF ZENITH BANK P.L.C) For more project materials Log on to Or call +2348130686500 +2348093423853 TERMS AND CONDITIONS Using our service is LEGAL and IS NOT prohibited by any university/college policies You are allowed to use the original model papers you will receive in the following ways: 1. As a source for additional understanding of the subject 2. As a source for ideas for your
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2008MBA035 ECONOMIC ENVIROMENT OF BUSINESS 1 TERM PAPER QUESTION Notwithstanding the public policy response to the economic recession‚ business performance will continue to deteriorate. Global Overview Recession can be defined as the reduction of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP) for at least two quarters. According to Wikipedia‚ it is a period of reduced economic activity‚ hence‚ a business cycle contraction. Recession has many attributes that can occur simultaneously
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towards bank‚ society‚ responsibility of corporate houses‚ objective of CSR‚ motive of CSR‚ responsibility towards customer. This document is all about multidimensional growth of customers for which the bank liable for their service selling. This process leads to upliftment of people life. The banks are not bind to do so but the do these kind of activities for creating a goodwill sense among their customer which leads to growth in lifestyle of the overall society. This gives better environment to the
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Commercial banks occupy a dominant place in the money market. They‚ as a matter of fact‚ form the largest component in the banking structure of any country. They are the oldest‚ largest and fastest growing financial institutions in India. They are profit making institutions‚ dealing in money and credit. Commercial banks play a major role in the growth and development of the country due to the modern organization and functioning‚ huge funds and wide network all over the country
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Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Introduction Commercial Bank of Ceylon is identified as the benchmark private sector bank in Sri Lanka. The Bank had the largest market capitalization among all listed banking institutions in Sri Lanka and was ranked at No. 05 among all listed entities as at end 2012. Commercial Bank is only the Sri Lankan bank represented in the top 1000 Banks in the world for two consecutive years of 2011 and 2012. The bank has a subsidiary in Bangladesh. The Bank’s Head Office
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