economic order against LDCs that is making it impossible for them to prosper (Edokpayi‚ 2004). To explore this issue I wish to analyze the effect of globalization on one of the richest countries in resources in Africa – Nigeria. I want to explore in particular the negative and positive effects that oil prospecting has had in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria‚ economically‚ socially and environmentally. I also wish to analyze the extent to which the Nigerian government is responsible for the region’s
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15/06/2013 Lending Process in Commercial Banking 1 Contents • • • • Introduction to the Lending Process Businesses Lending Consumer Lending Loan Pricing 2 1 15/06/2013 Introduction • Bank lending is a process in which funds are given to someone or some business to be paid back in agreed time. • Lending is one of the major functions of a commercial bank. • Banks are highly regulated entities‚ and the lending process is also subject to a number of regulations‚ policies and guidelines
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from institutional failures as in the past. In Nigeria‚ the lesson of the earlier bank failures appeared to have been forgotten as generalized distress swept the banking sub-sector and systemic distress gripped the finance house sub-sector. This study assesses the distress phenomenon and empirically analyses the extent of distress in the banking industry as well as the major causes. The study involves over 506 respondents made up of 236 from the banks‚ 160 corporate customers‚ 105 individual customers
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THE ADOPTION OF OUTSOURCING STRATEGY BY COMMERCIAL BANKS. A CASE STUDY OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN NAIROBI - KENYA CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study. For many years‚ strategic management literature and practice have demonstrated the need for organizations to operate outside their boundaries and to establish strategic relationships with external stakeholders such as suppliers and distributors. Attention has been given to the growth of strategic alliances and joint ventures. The
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APPRAISAL OF THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATION OF ELECTRONIC BANKING IN NIGERIA BANKS (A CASE STUDY OF DIAMOND BANK PLC NIGERIA) CHAPTER ONE 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Before the emergence of modern banking system‚ banking operation was manually done which lead to a slow down in settlement of transactions. This manual system involves posting transactions from one ledger to another which human handles. Figures or counting of money which should be done through computers
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STRUCTURE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN INDIA Vinod Raina‚ ACS‚ Company Secretary Anjani Technolast Limited‚ Noida Introduction In the earlier societies functions of a bank were done by the corresponding institutions dealing with loans and advances. Britishers brought into India the modern concept of banking by the start of Bank of England in 1694. In 1708‚ the bank of England was given the monopoly for the issue of currency notes by an Act. In nineteenth century various banks started operations‚ which
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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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Chapter 15 Accounting in a Global Market QUESTIONS 1. Foreign currency exchange rates are used to express transactions in local currency in terms of U.S. dollars and vice versa. For example‚ if the exchange rate is $1 = 1.65 DM (Deutsche mark)‚ and if one wishes to change 100 U.S. dollars into Deutsche marks‚ one will receive $100 ( 1.65 = 165 DM‚ and if one wishes to change 100 DM to U.S. dollars‚ one will receive 100 DM/1.65 = $60.61. 2. A foreign currency transaction occurs when a transaction
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IMSM-R Department of Economics Balasubrahmanyam Annam Narasimha rao Yallapragada Understanding Customer Attitudes towards TECHNOLOGY-BASED SELF-SERVICE A case study on ATMs Masters Thesis Masters in Service Management Research Date/Term: Supervisor: 2006/ Spring Lars Haglund‚ Pro-Vice Chancellor Karlstads universitet 651 88 Karlstad Tfn 054-700 10 00 Fax 054-700 14 60 Information@kau.se www.kau.se ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Over the past years we’ve been inspired and encouraged
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Commercial Banks offers the same types of products and services. It raises funds by collecting deposits from businesses and consumers via checkable deposits‚ savings deposits‚ and time (or term) deposits. It makes loans to businesses and consumers. It also buys corporate bonds and government bonds. Its primary liabilities are deposits and primary assets are loans and bonds. They should have a competitive advantage and be distinguish to one bank from another. That is through
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