INTRODUCTION Banking reforms have been an on going phenomenon around the world right from the 1980s‚ but it is more intensified in recent time because of the impact of globalisation which is precipitated by continuous integration of the world market and economies. Banking reforms involve several elements that are unique to each country based on historical‚ economic and institutional imperatives. In Nigeria‚ the reforms in the banking sector preceded against the backdrop of banking crisis due
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1. Critique on banking sector reforms in post 1991 period The Future of Banking Reform Prior to the economic reforms‚ the financial sector of India was on the crossroads. To improve the performance of the Indian commercial banks‚ first phase of banking sector reforms were introduced in 1991 and after its success; government gave much importance to the second phase of the reforms in 1998. Uppal (2011) analyzes the ongoing banking sector reforms and their efficacy with the help of some ratios
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Economic Reforms of the Banking Sector In India Indian banking sector has undergone major changes and reforms during economic reforms. Though it was a part of overall economic reforms‚ it has changed the very functioning of Indian banks. This reform have not only influenced the productivity and efficiency of many of the Indian Banks‚ but has left everlasting footprints on the working of the banking sector in India. Let us get acquainted with some of the important reforms in the banking sector
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Narasimham Committee on Banking Sector Reforms (1998) The purpose of the Narasimham-I Committee was to study all aspects relating to the structure‚ organization‚ functions and procedures of the financial systems and to recommend improvements in their efficiency and productivity. The Narasimham-II Committee was tasked with the progress review of the implementation of the banking reforms since 1992 with the aim of further strengthening the financial institutions of India.[4] It focussed on issues
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THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF NON-INTEREST BANKING IN NIGERIA BY AISHA‚ MAHMOUD H. DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY‚ ZARIA AND OMOLOLA‚ ADEGBENGA O. DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY‚ ZARIA DECEMBER‚ 2012 Abstract A Central Bank (CB) in any economy is regarded as the apex regulatory institution of the Banking Sector and indeed the entire financial system. This is in view of the fact that it is empowered by law to (amongst others functions)
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CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 AREA OF STUDY The area of study o this research work is to determine the effect of monetary policy on the performance of banks in Nigeria. This study will cover all the commercial banks that have been in existence since 1975-2004. More so‚ the aggregates rate is used in assessing their performance. 3.2 METHOD OF INVESTIGATION/SOURCE OF INFORMATION According to Asika (2002)‚ research work can be defined as the restructuring of investigation aimed at identifying
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BASEL III AND ABOLITION OF UNIVERSAL BANKING MODEL – IMPLICATION FOR NIGERIAN BANKS Introduction: In the aftermath of the economic recession which pulled down many global banks and exposed multiple weaknesses in regulation and banking structures‚ the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision agreed to new rules on the minimum level (capital ratio) and composite structure of Banks capital on the 12th of September‚ 2010. Broadly speaking‚ the new rules which are widely referred to as Basel III (and are
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finance and investment | Effective Ways To Reform The UK Banking System | Analysis and Discussion | | Final draft Prepared by:Bruce(ZHANG) | 9/1/2012 | Topic: Which of the suggested reforms to the UK banking system would be the most effective at reducing the risk of future crises in the banking sector? | Background: The United Kingdom has the most developed financial and banking systems in the world. London has been entitled as the financial centre in the UK‚ Furthermore it is
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ABSTRACT ON BANKING SECTOR REFORMS IN INDIA POLICIES AND IMPACTS The banking sector reforms in India were started as a follow up measures of the economic liberalization and financial sector reforms in the country. The banking sector being the life line of the economy was treated with utmost importance in the financial sector reforms. The reforms were aimed at to make the Indian banking industry more competitive‚ versatile‚ efficient
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 1.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT INDIAN BANKING SECTOR Banking in India originated in the last decades of the 18th century. The first banks were The General Bank of India‚ which started in 1786‚ and Bank of Hindustan‚ which started in 1790; both are now defunct. The oldest bank in existence in India is theState Bank of India‚ which originated in the Bank of Calcutta in June 1806‚ which almost immediately became the Bank of Bengal.
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