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Central Bank Of Nigeria Annual Report And Statement Of Accounts For The Year Ended 31st December 1999, Central Bank Of Nigeria Dec 1999

Central Bank Of Nigeria Annual Report And Statement Of Accounts For The Year Ended 31st December 1999, Central Bank Of Nigeria

CBN Annual Report

The Annual Report contains details of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) financial activities during the 1999 accounting year in accordance with statutory requirement. During the period under review, the Bank carried out its core functions under CBN Decree No. 24, 1991, and the Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BOFI Decree No. 25, 1991). The CBN also performed developmental and technical assistance roles to contribute to economic development and capacity building. In 1999, the CBN carried out core functions, including issuance of currency notes and coins, maintaining Nigeria's external reserves, and promoting monetary stability. The Bank implemented policies to reduce excess …


Analysis Of Intersectoral Linkages Between Agriculture And Industry In Nigeria, M I. Abudu Jun 1999

Analysis Of Intersectoral Linkages Between Agriculture And Industry In Nigeria, M I. Abudu

CBN Occasional Papers

This paper uses time series data to analyse the relationship between agricultural growth and industrial performance for the three-decade period 1966 - 1995. Agricultural growth influences industry in many ways. It provides the raw materials needed by industry; it creates direct demand for the output of consumption goods of industries and indirect demand for the output of basic and capital goods industries. Analysing the input-output coefficients, the paper found that most primary and secondary commodity groups have weak backward and forward linkages, while the quantitative relationships between agricultural growth and industrial performance were non-significant, even when lagged. However, the link …