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Special Remarks By Sarah O. Alade, Ph.D (Mrs), Sarah O. Alade Dec 2011

Special Remarks By Sarah O. Alade, Ph.D (Mrs), Sarah O. Alade

Economic and Financial Review

Special remarks made by the Deputy Governor, (Economic Policy), Central Bank of Nigeria at the Executive seminar on "Financial Sector Development, Economic Growth and the Nigerian Economy" for CBN executive staff on May 7-10, 2012.


Financial Sector Development And Economic Growth: A Theoretical Exposition, Peter N. Umoh Dec 2011

Financial Sector Development And Economic Growth: A Theoretical Exposition, Peter N. Umoh

Economic and Financial Review

The various literature and studies reviewed in this exposition have underscored the positive impacts of a developed financial sector on an economy. Whilst a few studies showed that finance follows growth, the majority opinion is that finance leads growth. Unfortunately, growth has not led to economic development in many developing economies, necessitating intervention by such bodies as the United Nations, International Labour Organization and United Nations Development Programme. Economists are equally concerned about this development and have, therefore, conducted studies to show the relationship between economic growth and poverty alleviation. They generally agreed that growth is good for poverty reduction.


Financing The Real Sector For Sustainable Economic Growth In Nigeria: Performance, Challenges And Prospects, O. B. Obembe Dec 2011

Financing The Real Sector For Sustainable Economic Growth In Nigeria: Performance, Challenges And Prospects, O. B. Obembe

Economic and Financial Review

This paper examines some of the challenges constraining the financial sector in stimulating sustainable growth in Nigeria. It observes that for a successful real sector financing in Nigeria, a culture of accountability and transparency in the conduct of our national affairs must be taken seriously. The quality of governance must also be improved, to ensure that the legal framework for economic activities is well strengthened, such that the protection of creditors‘ rights may not be jeopardised.


The Millenium Development Goals: What Roles For The Financial Sector In Nigeria, Jonathan A. Aremu Dec 2011

The Millenium Development Goals: What Roles For The Financial Sector In Nigeria, Jonathan A. Aremu

Economic and Financial Review

The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to redefine the role of the Nigerian financial sector towards meeting the MDGs by 2015. The paper is, thus, structured into four parts. Part I, briefly analyses the targets of the MDGs and the situation in Nigeria. In part II, an attempt is made to examine the various areas where the financial sector can offer helping hands in the implementation of the MDGs targets in Nigerian economy. While Part III examines the reasons why financial services in Nigeria are not within the reach of the MDGs target group (the poor), Part IV addresses …


Finance For Growth And Policy Options For Emerging And Developing Economies: Nigeria, Wumi Olayiwola, Henry Okoduwa, Evans Osabuohien Dec 2011

Finance For Growth And Policy Options For Emerging And Developing Economies: Nigeria, Wumi Olayiwola, Henry Okoduwa, Evans Osabuohien

Economic and Financial Review

This paper attempts to address the issues of the major impediments to mobilising investment funds, and the appropriate policies for achieving and guaranteeing finance for growth, by assessing the performance of financial policies of selected EMEs in mobilising financial resources for economic growth, and identifying policy options necessary for achieving finance for growth. The rest of the paper is organised as follows. Section 2 discusses the basic characteristics of emerging economies (EMEs), and Section 3 positions Nigeria among the EMEs within the context of finance for growth. Section 4 deals with challenges and constraints of Nigeria in achieving finance for …


The Role Of Non-Interest Banking In National Economic Development, Hakeem Ishola Mobolaji Sep 2011

The Role Of Non-Interest Banking In National Economic Development, Hakeem Ishola Mobolaji

Bullion

The paper examines non-interest Banking model that operates devoid of interest in lending, financing, deposit-taking and all forms of financial intermediation. Hence, the bank becomes an important financial institution for enhancing growth and development in an economy. The article is divided into five section, the first being the introduction, section two contains the conceptual framework, three highlights non-interest banking in Nigeria and four concludes the paper.


Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund (Swf): Lessons From Existing Swf, M. U. Yakub Mar 2011

Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund (Swf): Lessons From Existing Swf, M. U. Yakub

Bullion

This paper examines the merits and demerits of some existing SWFs with the view of drawing some lessons of experience for Nigeria to establish its own SWF. Following this introduction, the paper in section two outlines the objective of SWF, section three discusses the merits and demerits of SWF, while section four examines countries experiences and section five dwells on the institutional framework for the fund and section six provides policy recommendation.