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Developments In The Financial Markets In The Fourth Quarter Of 1990, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn
Developments In The Financial Markets In The Fourth Quarter Of 1990, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn
Economic and Financial Review
Activity on the capital market w~ mixed and varied during the fourth quarter. The tempo of activity in the new issues market was very high in contrast'-to developments in the secondary market. The number of stockbroking firms increased from 76 in the third quarter to 80 in the fourth quarter of the year. Also, the unit trust scheme was launched during the quarter. Both the primary and secondary segments of the money market were quite active during the quarter. Total money market instruments outstanding increased substantially while the volume of rediscounts also increased appreciably.
Developments In The Agricultural Sector In The Fourth Quarter Of 1990, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn
Developments In The Agricultural Sector In The Fourth Quarter Of 1990, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn
Economic and Financial Review
Given these positive developments, overall output of staple crops, rose at the end of the quarter, by 10.2 per cent compared with 4.9 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous year. Livestock production increased by 0.6 per cent in contrast to a decline of 0.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of 1989. However, the performance of the agricultural sector was moderated slightly by a few reports of drought and pests outbreaks in Bomo, Kano, Katsina and Sokoto States, where some field crops such as millet, sorghum and cowpeas were destroyed, while erosion and flood threatened crop production …
Developments In Industrial Sector In The Fourth Quarter Of 1990, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn
Developments In Industrial Sector In The Fourth Quarter Of 1990, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn
Economic and Financial Review
The industrial sector recorded modest improvement in the fourth quarter of 1990. At 262.8 (1972=100), the index of industrial production showed increases of 7.8 and 4.2 per cent over the levels in the third quarter of 1990 and the fourth quarter of 1989, respectively. The improvement was attributed largely to illcreases of 7.2 and 3.6 per cent in mining and manufacturing output, respectively. Electricity consumption index, on the other hand, fel] below the level in the corresponding quarter of the previous year by 1.7 per cent.
Developments In The External Sector During The Fourth Quarter Of 1990, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn
Developments In The External Sector During The Fourth Quarter Of 1990, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn
Economic and Financial Review
The external sector came under more severe pressure during the fourth quarter of 1990. This was attributed to developments in both foreign exchange receipts and outpayments. While foreign exchange receipts declined by 9.1 per cent, outpayments rose by 23.4 per cent from their levels in the third quarter. As a result of these developments, the overall movement in foreign exchange, which showed a slight surplus in the third quarter of 1990 vis-a-vis the fourth quarter of 1989, turned around to a deficit of $390.3 million in the fourth quarter of 1990. This is significant since it was the only quarter …
Foreign Private Investment Survey In 1988, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn
Foreign Private Investment Survey In 1988, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn
Economic and Financial Review
Although the 1988 survey on Foreign Private Investment showed that there was an increase in the net capital inflow through the Nigerian/foreign jointly-owned companies, a closer look revealed that the 22 per cent increase in the level of the gross inflow of capital over the 1987 level was merely due to naira exchange rate depreciation of 222 per cent between December 1987 and December 1988. Net investments by alien entrepreneurs continued to be dominated by unsettled liabilities to their overseas trading partners while the relative share of equity investments was relatively small, inspite of the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) which …
The National Housing Policy By Federal Ministry Of Works And Housing, Federal Republic Of Nigeria February 1991, O. O. Akanji
The National Housing Policy By Federal Ministry Of Works And Housing, Federal Republic Of Nigeria February 1991, O. O. Akanji
Economic and Financial Review
The document being reviewed is a book of forty-eight pages divided into nine chapters, highlighting three basic areas, viz: Land Development, Financing and Building Materials. Chapter one introduces the need for the Federal Government to come up with the new policy while chapter two outlines the goals and objectives of the Housing Policy (see Annexure 1). Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 discuss the details of the strategies and the tools for achieving the goals and objectives, while chapter 9 states how the objectives will be monitored and evaluate.J.