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Nigeria's Insurance Industry In 1987, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn
Nigeria's Insurance Industry In 1987, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn
Economic and Financial Review
Important rughlights of the report include the fact that Insurance business was prosperous in 1987 as the income of insurers rose significantly faster than their expenditures. However, the prosperity affected the companies in the nonlife business more as the premium income of life insurance companies declined sharply in 1987 during which period their expenditure also increased. In terms of ownership, the prosperity accrued mainly to wholly indigenous non-life companies most, as these companies dominated the more lucrative aspects of insurance business in 1987. Another important point in the report is the fact that minimum paid-up capital stipulated in the Insurance …
The Evolution Of The Nigerian Financial System: Problems, Challenges And Prospects, Ben A. Oke
The Evolution Of The Nigerian Financial System: Problems, Challenges And Prospects, Ben A. Oke
Economic and Financial Review
The paper reviews the evolution of the Nigerian financial system and articulates some of its current problems and challenges for the future, especially in the light of the liberalised trade and exchange regime initiated under the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP). The paper examines the evolution of the major institutions in the financial system in the context of the changing pattern of economic and regulatory environment in which they operate. It observes that the financial system has undergone substantial changes since 1960 in terms of number and variety of financial intermediaries, the depth and breadth of instruments, as well as the …