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The Future Role Of Technology In Banking Development In Nigeria., Paul A. Ogwuma Dec 1997

The Future Role Of Technology In Banking Development In Nigeria., Paul A. Ogwuma

Bullion

This is an address by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria which examines the evolving relationship between banking sector development and technology in Nigeria and highlight both the future role of banking technology and the challenges that lie ahead. The address also argues that the economy is not only driven by technological advances, but have also in turn spawned technological developments. Technology has been the hub of banking development since the last decade and will continue to be so, well into the 21st century. the main focus of the address is information technology in the integrated form of …


Determinants Of Currency Composition Of External Reserves In Nigeria: An Empirical Investigation, Newman C. Oputa Mar 1997

Determinants Of Currency Composition Of External Reserves In Nigeria: An Empirical Investigation, Newman C. Oputa

Economic and Financial Review

This paper discusses the determinants of the currency composition of external reserves in Nigeria. The empirical analysis reveals that the main factors influencing the currency composition of external reserves in Nigeria are international trade transactions and currency composition of external debt, while reserve adequacy aided the diversification into more currencies. Exchange and interest rates were relatively significant in the share of each currency in the reserve basket. A review of CBN's external reserves policy confirmed that vigorous diversification was embarked upon when there was remarkable increase in the level of the reserve. However, current CBN reserve management policy shows a …


Foreign Direct Investment In Nigeria: Evidence From Time Series Data, Akpan H. Ekpo Mar 1997

Foreign Direct Investment In Nigeria: Evidence From Time Series Data, Akpan H. Ekpo

Economic and Financial Review

This paper examines the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) in Nigeria and some macroeconomic variables. The preliminary empirical results, covering the period 1970-1994, suggest that high debt service and low credit ratings discourage FDI. FDI is also sensitive to real per capita income and low rates of inflation.


Foreign Private Investment In Nigeria - 1993., Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn Mar 1997

Foreign Private Investment In Nigeria - 1993., Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

The result of the annual foreign private investment survey conducted by the Central Bank of Nigeria in 1993 are presented in this report. The survey covers 721 establishments that are either fully foreign owned or are in partnership with Nigerians/Nigerian agencies or enterprises doing business in Nigeria. Questionnaires were retrieved from 370 companies, representing a response rate of 51.0 per cent. Statistical adjustment were however made for the non-responding institutions. The analyses of the report are presented in eight parts. In Part I, the flows of foreign investment by regions of origin, components and sectoral distributions are discussed. The cumulative …


On The Stability Of Money Multiplier Relations In Nigeria: An Alternative Testing Procedure, Sani L. Doguwa Mar 1997

On The Stability Of Money Multiplier Relations In Nigeria: An Alternative Testing Procedure, Sani L. Doguwa

Economic and Financial Review

The question of stability over time of the adjusted money multiplier relation is of crucial importance for adjusted base money to act as the main link to money supply. This paper tests the hypothesis of stability of money multiplier relations in Nigeria using the forward recursive cusum of squares that uses a confidence interval which is distributed as Pyke 's modified Kolmogrov-Smirnov statistic. The results of the stability tests applied to monthly data from January, 1991 to December, 1995 suggest that the functions underlying the adjusted money multipliers were not stable between March, I992 and December, I994. The two multiplier …