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Welcome Address At The In-House Seminar On The Mortgage Industry In Nigeria: Issues, Challenges And Prospects, Y. Nuhu
Economic and Financial Review
This is the welcome address by Alhaji Y. Nuhu at the in-house seminar on "the mortgage industry in Nigeria: issues, challenges and prospects", for CBN Executive Staff, Bauchi, October 24 - 28, 2005.
Special Remarks At The In-House Seminar On The Mortgage Industry In Nigeria: Issues, Challenges And Prospects., O. J. Nnanna
Special Remarks At The In-House Seminar On The Mortgage Industry In Nigeria: Issues, Challenges And Prospects., O. J. Nnanna
Economic and Financial Review
This is the special remarks by Dr. O. J. Nnanna at the in-house seminar on "the mortgage industry in Nigeria: issues, challenges and prospects", for CBN Executive Staff, Bauchi, October 24 - 28, 2005.
Opening Address At The In-House Seminar On The Mortgage Industry In Nigeria: Issues, Challenges And Prospects, O. A. Demuren
Opening Address At The In-House Seminar On The Mortgage Industry In Nigeria: Issues, Challenges And Prospects, O. A. Demuren
Economic and Financial Review
This is the opening address by Mrs. O. A. Demuren at the in-house seminar on "the mortgage industry in Nigeria: issues, challenges and prospects", for CBN Executive Staff, Bauchi, October 24 - 28, 2005.
Keynote Address At The In-House Seminar On The Mortgage Industry In Nigeria: Issues, Challenges And Prospects, Obadiah Mailafia
Keynote Address At The In-House Seminar On The Mortgage Industry In Nigeria: Issues, Challenges And Prospects, Obadiah Mailafia
Economic and Financial Review
This is the keynote address by Dr. Obadiah. Mailafia at the in-house seminar on "the mortgage industry in Nigeria: issues, challenges and prospects", for CBN Executive Staff, Bauchi, October 24 - 28, 2005.
The Role Of The Mortgage Industry In Economic Development, Kayode Omotosho
The Role Of The Mortgage Industry In Economic Development, Kayode Omotosho
Economic and Financial Review
This article examines the role of the mortgage industry in economic development with a view to identifying its problems, challenges and opportunities. Possible areas of assistance from other stakeholders are also highlighted. The article discussed the evolution of mortgage banking and financing in Nigeria and the demand/market for mortgage sector finance services in Nigeria. It estimates that Nigeria needed N50 billion annually to provide an estimate of 8 million housing units in 2000. The article then examines the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) in the last decade (1990 - 2000) and National Housing Fund (NHF) as well as the …
Legal And Regulatory Framework For The Mortgage Industry In Nigeria, J. A. Akinwale
Legal And Regulatory Framework For The Mortgage Industry In Nigeria, J. A. Akinwale
Economic and Financial Review
This article examines the legal and regulatory framework for the mortgage industry in Nigeria. The outline of major issues on legal and regulatory framework for mortgage institutions discussed in the article include: Functions of PMI’s vis-a-vis their enabling laws and role in the overall financial system; licensing; assets and liability powers; capital requirements; supervision; disclosure and verification of information; staffing, and developmental issues.
Mortgage Institutions And Financing In Nigeria: Performance, Constraints And Prospects, S. A. Oni
Mortgage Institutions And Financing In Nigeria: Performance, Constraints And Prospects, S. A. Oni
Economic and Financial Review
The article, mortgage institutions and financing in nigeria: performance, constraints and prospects, reviews the performance of the mortgage institutions in Nigeria. The rest of the paper is divided into four parts. Following this introduction is part 2 that focuses on the evolution of mortgage financing in Nigeria. Part 3 reviews the performance of mortgage institutions, while part 4 highlights the constraints in the sub-sector and the prospects of mortgage financing in Nigeria. Part 5 concludes the paper.
Understanding The Technical Operation Of Mortgage Market: Financing Options And Valuation Techniques, Femi Ekundayo
Understanding The Technical Operation Of Mortgage Market: Financing Options And Valuation Techniques, Femi Ekundayo
Economic and Financial Review
This paper aims to discuss the. evolution of mortgage banking in Nigeria, development and practice of mortgage financing and valuation techniques using Primary Mortgage Institutions (PMI) as a thrust. It is also to elicit contributions from others and subject the final product to further research for development of the scheme in Nigeria.
The National Housing Fund Scheme: The Journey So Far, O. A. Adeniji
The National Housing Fund Scheme: The Journey So Far, O. A. Adeniji
Economic and Financial Review
This article reviews the National Housing Fund and highlight the successes and constraints. The rest of the article is divided into five sections. Section 2 reviews the National Housing Fund Scheme. The lessons of experience from other countries are contained in section 3, while section 4 highlights the achievements of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) since the inception of the reforms. The problems militating against the effective implementation of the NHF is the focus of section 5. Section 6 concludes the article.
An X-Ray Of The Mortgage Industry In Nigeria, Fortune Ebie
An X-Ray Of The Mortgage Industry In Nigeria, Fortune Ebie
Economic and Financial Review
This article provides a detailed examination of the Mortgage Industry in Nigeria with a view to identifying the issues, challenges and prospects. The rest of the paper is divided into five sections. The overview of housing industry in Nigeria is the focus of section 2 while section 3 reviews the structure of the mortgage industry. Section 4 focuses on the regulatory/institutional framework for mortgage financing in Nigeria. The x-ray of mortgage industry is undertaken in section 5 while section 6 concludes the paper.
The Land Tenure System: Which Land Title For The Nigerian Mortgage Industry?, J. A. Akinwale
The Land Tenure System: Which Land Title For The Nigerian Mortgage Industry?, J. A. Akinwale
Economic and Financial Review
The article examines among issues raised in the 2001 Report of the Presidential Committee on Urban Development and Housing, which made recommendations for the National Housing Policy. ln order to appreciate the kind of land tenure system that is operated in the country, the objective of this paper is to highlight the process and procedure individuals or corporate bodies will have to go through in order to secure finance for building or buying a house. The paper is divided into three sections. Following this introduction, is section two which discusses mortgage loan perfection, while section three appraises the land tenure …
Banking Sector Reforms And Bank Consolidation: The Malaysian Experience., Okorie A. Uchendu
Banking Sector Reforms And Bank Consolidation: The Malaysian Experience., Okorie A. Uchendu
Bullion
This paper examines banking sector reform with particular reference to the Malaysian banking sector. The Malaysian banking sector which resulted from the Asian financial crises of the 1990s is the subject of the study. The paper is divided into four sections: following the introduction, section II covers conceptual issues in banking sector reform and bank consolidation. The Malaysian experience in banking sector reforms and bank consolidation is discussed in section III, while lessons for Nigeria and concluding remarks are presented in section IV. The paper highlights the response of the Malaysian authorities to the Asian financial crisis and identified the …
Banking Sector Reforms And Bank Consolidation: Conceptual Framework., Moses Ajayi
Banking Sector Reforms And Bank Consolidation: Conceptual Framework., Moses Ajayi
Bullion
Reforms are predicated upon the need for reorientation and repositioning of an existing status quo in order to attain an effective and efficient state The objective of this paper is, therefore, to present the conceptual framework for banking sector reforms. particularly, consolidation. The paper is divided into five sections. following the introduction, section ll conceptualizes the facets of reforms and conceptual issues on consolidation in the banking sector, while section ll discusses the critical success issues in banking sector consolidation. section IV presents concepts associated with country elements of banking elements of banking reforms, while section five concludes the paper. …
Banking Sector Reforms And Bank Consolidation: The Turkey Experience., U. M. Ogubunka
Banking Sector Reforms And Bank Consolidation: The Turkey Experience., U. M. Ogubunka
Bullion
Countries reform their banking sectors for a number of reasons, including structural, capitalization and ownership issues. Consequently, the objectives of the reforms can hardly be the same in all countries. This paper is presented on the basis that an overview of the banking reform in the lessons Nigeria could learn from it. The paper is structured into seven sections. the next section following this introduction identifies some of the key features of Turkish banking system pre-reform era of 2001, section three deals on the drivers of banking reform in the country. section four reviews some of the actions taken in …
Challenges Of Banking Sector Reforms And Bank Consolidation In Nigeria., Odufu I. Imala
Challenges Of Banking Sector Reforms And Bank Consolidation In Nigeria., Odufu I. Imala
Bullion
This paper intended to look at the number of reforms that have since been created, several of them was intended to enhance the risk management capability of both the regulated institutions and the regulators. the current reforms are part of the broader and on-going national economic reforms. This paper x-rays the challenges envisaged in their implementation. Following the introduction, section 2 examines the role of the banking system in the economy, while section 3 provides the rationale for the reforms in Nigeria. Section 4, the reform agenda is discussed with a brief on the journey so far. Section 5 identifies …
Post-Consolidation Challenges., Biodun Adedipe
Post-Consolidation Challenges., Biodun Adedipe
Bullion
This paper tend to look at the huge complexity of a consolidation programme of the kind embarked upon by the CBN demands caution, constant reappraisal of strategies and actions, and full attention to the identified and emerging challenges. The paper is structured into three parts, dealing with the benefits of a properly conceived and effectively implemented consolidation programme, which has several components. beyond the benefits, the challenges that the banking industry stakeholders (especially the Central Bank of Nigeria) will face when the "dust settles". The final part offers some advice on what the CBN and other stakeholders should do in …
Overview Of Electronic Payment Systems In Nigeria: Strategic And Technical Issues., Margaret J. Hilili
Overview Of Electronic Payment Systems In Nigeria: Strategic And Technical Issues., Margaret J. Hilili
Bullion
The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of electronic payment system as it currently exists in Nigeria, discuss the strategic and technical issues as well as the monetary policy implications of the system, with focus on the needs of consumers. The paper is structured into five sections. Following the introduction, section II discusses the motivation for electronic payment system. Section III presents an overview and development of electronic payment system in Nigeria. Section IV analyzes the various strategic and technical issues in electronic payment systems as well as the monetary policy implications, while section V highlights the …
Non-Performing Assets Of The Banking System In Nigeria: Complementary Measures., Moses F. Otu
Non-Performing Assets Of The Banking System In Nigeria: Complementary Measures., Moses F. Otu
Bullion
The article examines the structure of the non-performing assets of the banking system in Nigeria with the view of ascertaining loan concentration. further attempt would be made to examine the causes of deteriorating assets and explore the complementary options for managing the non-performing loans. Following an introduction as section one, the rest of the paper is thus: section two focuses on definitional and conceptual issues, section three covers the literature review while section four addresses the methodology and trend of non- performing assets and the sectoral contributions. Section five, presents the complementary options and the concluding remarks. The study concluded …
Banking System Consolidation In Nigeria And Some Regional Experiences: Challenges And Prospects., Y A. Bello
Banking System Consolidation In Nigeria And Some Regional Experiences: Challenges And Prospects., Y A. Bello
Bullion
This paper examines banking sector development in Nigeria from the Structural Adjustment era of the mid-1980s and the current reforms taking place in the financial service industry in terms of consolidation. In addition, the paper tries assess the banking system consolidation in Nigeria and the challenges and prospects expected. The paper is structured into six parts. following this introduction\, the part two discusses an overview of the banking system in Nigeria. part three reviews some regional experiences, while part four evaluates banking system consolidation in Nigeria and part five examines the challenges and prospects. while part six, summarizes and concludes …
Public Policy And Industrialization In Nigeria., A. J. Adam
Public Policy And Industrialization In Nigeria., A. J. Adam
Bullion
This paper is concerned with evaluation of government policies on industrial development in Nigeria with specific reference to the effects of public policy on Nigeria's industrialization. Following an introduction is section two which examines conceptual and theoretical issues. Section three is the review of public policy in Nigeria. Section four focuses on policy evaluation and comparative analysis of experience of other countries. Section five provides the concluding remarks and recommendations. The paper observes that government has a role to play in the industrialisation process by providing infrastructures; help overcome market failures; assist develop money and capital markets; make economic information, …
Purchasing Power Parity And Exchange Rate In Nigeria: A Regime Switching Approach., M. C. Ononugbo
Purchasing Power Parity And Exchange Rate In Nigeria: A Regime Switching Approach., M. C. Ononugbo
Economic and Financial Review
This study basically extends the work of Obaseki (1998) by including an additional variable to capture the impact of changes in exchange rate regime. The paper undertakes an empirical examination of the long-run co-movement in naira exchange rate and relative price levels of Nigeria and USA. The impact of the policy swap from a system of exchange rate control to a market based system (captured by a dummy variable) is investigated using an error correction model. The outcome reveals the applicability of the PPP using Nigerian data. From the analysis, the prevailing nominal exchange rate during the period closely approximates …
Determinants Of Non Debt Government Expenditure In Nigeria: 1970-2003., Magnus O. Abeng
Determinants Of Non Debt Government Expenditure In Nigeria: 1970-2003., Magnus O. Abeng
Economic and Financial Review
This paper is an empirical attempt to situate and examine the trend in the growth and structure of non-debt government expenditure in Nigeria. The objective is to elicit the determining factors driving non-debt expenditure growth profile, and by implication the growth of gross domestic product (GDP) in Nigeria. The study found a continuous downward movement, compared with allusions of increasing size of government expenditure as measured by the expenditure to GDP ratio. Econometric analysis indicated the existence of positive relationships and high sensitivity of total non debt expenditure to population growth, gross domestic product, total revenue and political activities, but …
Pipeline Transportation Of Petroleum Products In Nigeria: Threats, Challenges And Prospects., G. T. Arosanyin
Pipeline Transportation Of Petroleum Products In Nigeria: Threats, Challenges And Prospects., G. T. Arosanyin
Economic and Financial Review
Pipeline transportation as a mode is crucial for the distribution of petroleum products in Nigeria. The mode has contributed immensely to the movement of crude oil and refined products across the country and for export. The contribution of this mode is, however, under threat from natural ruptures, vandalization, and sub-optimal usage of pipelines. The constraints of other modes in the haulage of refined products over long distances provide a great challenge and opportunity for the pipeline mode to explore. For the pipeline mode to take full advantage of these opportunities, the government must expand the pipeline network, maintain properly the …
Agricultural Tariffs Of Subsidies: Which Are More Important For Developing Economies? By Bernard Hockman, Francis Ng, And Marcelo Olareaga: A Review, E. U. Ukeje
Economic and Financial Review
This is a review of the article “Agricultural Tariffs of Subsidies: Which Are More Important for Developing Economies? By Bernard Hockman, Francis Ng, and Marcelo Olareaga which was published in the World Bank Economic Review, Vol.17, No. 2, 2004.
Reducing Child Malnutrition: How Far Does Income Growth Take Us? By Lawrence Haddad, Harold Alderman, Simon Appleton, Lina Song And Yisehac Yohannes: A Review, Sani Bawa
Economic and Financial Review
This is a review of the article “Reducing Child Malnutrition: How Far Does Income Growth Take Us?” By Lawrence Haddad, Harold Alderman, Simon Appleton, Lina Song and Yisehac Yohannes which was published in the World Bank Economic Review, Vol.17, No. 1, 2003.
The Economic Effects Of Money Laundering On The Nigerian Economy: Some Emerging Issues., U. Kama
The Economic Effects Of Money Laundering On The Nigerian Economy: Some Emerging Issues., U. Kama
Economic and Financial Review
Although the economic effects of money laundering on economic development are difficult to quantify, it is evident that such activity damages the financial institutions which are critical to economic growth. Besides, it reduces productivity in the economy's real sector by diverting resources and encouraging crime and corruption, which slow economic growth. Furthermore, such activity can distort an economy's external sector through international trade and capital flows to the detriment of long-term economic development. This paper attempts to explore the economic effects of this malaise on the Nigerian economy. It observes that if money laundering is not tamed, it has the …
Matthew Higgins And Thomas Klitgaard's Reserve Accumulation: Implications For Global Capital Flows And Financial Market; Current Issues In Economics And Finance: Federal Reserve Bank Of New York, September/October 2004: A Review., P. I. Nwaoba
Economic and Financial Review
The paper examines the accumulation of foreign currency reserve assets and explores its implications for monetary policy, global financial markets and the U.S. economy. It reveals an upward surge in Central Bank holdings of foreign currency assets or foreign exchange reserves in recent years, particularly in foreign government securities. The paper notes that most of the recent reserve purchases were made by Japan and other emerging Asia countries. Similarly, the scale of the purchases made their central banks key players in setting the pattern of capital flows across countries. The authors state that holdings of foreign assets have doubled since …
How Might Financial Market Information Be Used For Supervisory Purposes? By J. Krainer & J.A.Lopez, Federal Reserve Bank Of San Francisco Economic Review 2003: A Review. ., P. N. Omanukwue
Economic and Financial Review
Banking services are extremely important, especially in a free market economy. However, in spite of banks catalytic role in the transmission mechanism of monetary policy, they are exposed to a lot of risks, such as liquidity, operational, market and credit risks, among others. To guard against such risks, most economies have created public safety nets as well as banking supervisory agencies and institutions of various forms to protect both the depositors and other banks/shareholders from systemic shocks that could destabilize the system. In the conduct of its supervisory functions, most central banks adopt an on-site and/or an off-site monitoring system, …
Government Expenditure And Economic Growth In Nigeria: A Disaggregated Approach., N. I. Akpan
Government Expenditure And Economic Growth In Nigeria: A Disaggregated Approach., N. I. Akpan
Economic and Financial Review
The paper represents part of a larger research agenda to assess how fiscal policy influences economic growth in Nigeria. This paper attempts to assess the impact of government expenditure on economic growth in Nigeria by adopting a disaggregated approach to the study. The essence of the study is to determine the components of government expenditure that enhances growth, identify those that do not, and recommend that they should be cut or reduced to a bare minimum. The paper is broadly consistent with literature and it opens new grounds by focusing on the long-run impact of fiscal policy. The analytical framework …
The Imperatives Of E-Banking For Monetary Policy In Nigeria., A. Bamidele
The Imperatives Of E-Banking For Monetary Policy In Nigeria., A. Bamidele
Economic and Financial Review
The electronic delivery of banking services is fast gaining wide acceptance in many jurisdictions including Nigeria. The importance of this channel of banking service delivery has been strengthened by advancement in information and communications technology (ICT) that has reshaped global financial architecture. This paper examines the crucial nature of electronic banking (e-banking) to monetary policy implementation in Nigeria and advocated necessary actions for enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of monetary policy execution for the achievement of the ultimate target of economic growth and development. It is postulated that, subject to initial conditions and establishment of risk mitigating factors, e-banking is …