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Developments In The World Commodity Markets During The Second Quarter Of 1986, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn Jun 1986

Developments In The World Commodity Markets During The Second Quarter Of 1986, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

All the items, except rubber and ginger, recorded price declines ranging from 0.6 per cent for coffee to 34.1 per cent for palm kernel. The prices of rubber and ginger increased by 4.3 and I. 7 per cent, respectively. The major factor responsible for the deterioration was the effect of failure to reach positive agreement on most of the international commodity organisations, particularly in respect of cocoa. Other factors which helped to depress the market included the sharp decline in oil prices which reduced the purchasing power of affected countries, appreciable gains by the pound sterling over the US dollar …

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An Appraisal Of Public Sector Financing Of Agricultural Development In Africa With Particular Reference To Nigeria, J. O. Osakwe, M. O. Ojo Jun 1986

An Appraisal Of Public Sector Financing Of Agricultural Development In Africa With Particular Reference To Nigeria, J. O. Osakwe, M. O. Ojo

Economic and Financial Review

The paper discusses, largely using Nigeria as a case study, three sets of issues relating to public sector role in agricultural financing. First, it takes an overview of the agricultural situation in African countries in general and in Nigeria in particular in the last twenty years and suggests the critical factors that should guide government activities for agricultural financing in the light of the general structure of agricultural production. Second, it identifies the types and magnitudes of government assistance in agricultural financing in Nigeria and finally it discusses some of the main problems surrounding the efforts of the government in …

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Developments In The International Commodity Markets During The Fourth Quarter Of 1984, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn Dec 1984

Developments In The International Commodity Markets During The Fourth Quarter Of 1984, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

A low tempo of activities characterised the international Commodity markets during the fourth quarter of 1984. The marginal movements in the price levels of most commodities were however accentuated by currency exchange rate fluctuations. The all-commodities price index rose by 5.0 and 0.3 per cent over its respective levels in the preceding quarter and the corresponding quarter of 1983. The price increase was reflected in all but three of the selected commodities. The highest price increases occurred in coffee (26. 7%), cocoa (6 .3%) palm oil (6%) and cotton (5 .8%). Of the three commodities whose price fell , two, …

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A Preliminary Assessment Of The Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme In Nigeria, M. O. Ojo, O. O. Akanji Sep 1983

A Preliminary Assessment Of The Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme In Nigeria, M. O. Ojo, O. O. Akanji

Economic and Financial Review

The basic objective of this paper was to review the main achievements of the ACGS and analyze the major constraints on its operations during the first five years of its implementation. The paper is organised into four sections. A summary of the objectives of the ACGS is presented in Section l while in Section 11, an analysis of its main achievements between 1978 and 1982 is undertaken. Section III contains a discussion of some of the major constraints on the operations of the Scheme while Section IV concludes the paper.

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