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Financing International Trade, S. A. Okponobi Dec 1978

Financing International Trade, S. A. Okponobi

Bullion

The paper discusses the significance of world trade and techniques of financing it. It explores instruments of international trade. The paper further examined some of the problems of financing international trade and the problems of trade in Africa.

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Nigeria's Economic Outlook, B. U. Ekong Sep 1978

Nigeria's Economic Outlook, B. U. Ekong

Bullion

The immediate post-war era brought into the Nigerian economy some of the most significant structural transformations ever imagined. From a position of dominant dependence on agriculture, the Nigerian economy swang over to that of dominant dependence on crude petroleum production for foreign exchange earnings, for government revenues and as the main source of incomes for investment, trade and general economic development. The article therefore reviews the post war policies covering 1973 to 1977. The paper further discusses Nigeria's economic outlook while focusing on fiscal outlook, exchange control measures, petroleum export, private sector investment, income policy, monetary and fiscal policy measures.

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Evaluation Of Price Control And Price Intelligence Agency At Work, F. U. Ezeuduji Sep 1978

Evaluation Of Price Control And Price Intelligence Agency At Work, F. U. Ezeuduji

Bullion

This paper evaluates the effectiveness of price regulation in Nigeria and the role played by Price Intelligence Agency. it also provides some that a new body should be given the poranr and hecessary fund not only to study the price structure and price movements an the economy but also to study the supply and demand potentials in the economy with a view to forecasting the demand and supply position to be expected in the near future.

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Exchange Rate Fluctuations And The Dollar Problem, Ade T. Ojo Sep 1978

Exchange Rate Fluctuations And The Dollar Problem, Ade T. Ojo

Bullion

The paper reviews briefly recent developments in the foreign exchange markets, with particular reference to the chronic problem facing the US Dollar. This is followed by an examination of the major issues involved in the crisis of confidence and measures that might be taken to tackle the recurrent dollar problem, in a way to bring about an orderly exchange rate adjustment and smooth functioning of the international Monetary System.

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The Role Of Agriculture In The Nigerian Economy, A. O.G. Otiti Sep 1978

The Role Of Agriculture In The Nigerian Economy, A. O.G. Otiti

Bullion

Agriculture was the mainstay of the Nigerian economy before the so-called oil boom which has brought about a rapid decline in agricultural production, virtual stagnation in the rural economy, marked movement of population from the rural to urban centres and high cost of food items. The article examines some recent developments in the agricultural sector of the Nigerian economy. It also discusses some of the role of Central Bank of Nigeria in promoting agriculture through adequate funding.

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Nigeria’S External Trade In The First Quarter Of 1966, Research Department Jun 1966

Nigeria’S External Trade In The First Quarter Of 1966, Research Department

Economic and Financial Review

This article is a report on Nigeria’s external trade in the first quarter of 1966 and notes that Nigeria's external trade recorded a marked improvement in the first quarter of 1966 over the positions attained in the comparable periods of the past six years. The article further notes that this improvement was maintained in each of the three months of the quarter. There was thus a trade surplus of £4.8 million during the quarter in contrast to deficits of £6.0 million and £8.9 million in the first quarters of 1964 and 1965, respectively as indicated in Table 1. Tables 2- …

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Private Foreign Investment In 1964, Research Department Jun 1966

Private Foreign Investment In 1964, Research Department

Economic and Financial Review

This article examines private foreign investment in in Nigeria for the year 1964. The article stressed that the inclusion of commercial banks and insurance companies hitherto omitted, and new companies which came into operation in 1964, resulted in a higher number than the 481 covered in 1964. The response to this inquiry was 62 per cent of the 533 companies contacted. The data in previous reports have also been revised and presented in the following tables: private foreign investment in 1964; flow of foreign private capital by origin; net flow of foreign capital by country 1961-64; private foreign investment of …

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