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New Kid On The Blockchain: The Rise Of Cryptocurrency In The Global Arena: Humanitarian Usage With Blockchain, Rhonda S. Binda
New Kid On The Blockchain: The Rise Of Cryptocurrency In The Global Arena: Humanitarian Usage With Blockchain, Rhonda S. Binda
Open Educational Resources
In 2018, the world was shaken by the fast rise of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies that use a decentralized, blockchain technology for payment transfers outside of the traditional banking system. The potential impact this alternative form of banking could have in the medium and long term on the over 2 billion people globally unbanked is tremendous. Additionally, blockchain itself is being used for value transfer combined with bio and genetic tagging technologies in refugee camps for example, bringing to rise a new era where technology for development is disrupting education, healthcare and security programs globally.
Bank Loan Loss Provisioning During Election Years In Nigeria, Peterson Kitakogelu Ozili
Bank Loan Loss Provisioning During Election Years In Nigeria, Peterson Kitakogelu Ozili
Bullion
The paper investigates the behavior of loan loss provisions during election years in Nigeria. Election events create uncertainties in the business environment. Election and post-election events may amplify credit risks for banks, requiring banks to keep higher loan loss provisions. Using country-level data, it was revealed that the election year did not have a significant effect on the level of loan loss provisions in the Nigerian banking sector. However, the banking sector had high provisions when it is undercapitalized during election years.
Role Of Agriculture Banking Towards Economic Development, A. Elavarasan
Role Of Agriculture Banking Towards Economic Development, A. Elavarasan
International Review of Business and Economics
Whether financial structure influences economic growth is still considered a crucial policy issue. The aims of this research are to analyze the influence of banking development indicators, agriculture sector and industrial sector on economic growth in Indonesia and to examine the relationships between banking development and economic growth. VAR, a time-series econometric model used in this study, estimating three banking indicators that are assets, credits and third party fund, economic growth average per capita at constant price 2000 and two variables of economic growth in agriculture and industry. Two dummy variables are also implemented in VAR model, they are monetary …