BANKING INDUSTRY AND THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY POST-CONSOLIDATION By B. B. EBONG GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC ABSTRACT Against the backdrop of the role of banks as financial intermediaries and their function as the engine of growth of the economy‚ this paper examines the extent to which the banking industry has helped to stimulate economic activities in Nigeria and what the prognosis looks like in the post-consolidation era. The paper notes that the banking industry in
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References: * www.beforeitsnews.com * McIver‚ R. D. (1982). Role of naturally occurring gas hydrates in sediment transport. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin‚ 66‚ 789 -792. * May‚ D. A.‚ & Monaghan‚ J. J. (2003). Can a Single Bubble Sink a Ship? American Journal of Physics‚ 71‚ 842–849. * www.mudcat.org * www.armageddononline.tripod.com/methane.htm * www.express.howstuffworks
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The Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and pipeline Project • What is political risk? How is it measured? How is it mitigated? Political risk means the risk that an investment’s returns could suffer as a result of political changes or instability in a host country. Instability affecting investment returns could stem from a change in government‚ legislative bodies‚ other foreign policy makers‚ or military control. The outcome of a political risk could drag down investment returns or even go
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Phillips Petroleum Case Study Prepared by For Professor C.E. Reese in partial fulfillment of the requirements for ACC 502- Advanced Auditing School of Business/ Graduate Studies St. Thomas University Miami Gardens‚ Fla. Term A1/Spring 2014 February 17‚ 2014 Table of Contents Issues……………………………………………………………….Page 3-4 Facts………………………………………………………………..Page 4-5 Analysis/ Authority………………………………………………...Page 5-8 Conclusions/ Recommendation…………………………………….Page 8 References…………………………………………………………
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Penn West Petroleum Penn West Petroleum (PWE) has been going through a lean patch since long. Even before the most recent oil price collapse started last year‚ Penn West was in trouble. Its balance sheet has been laden with debt as a result of some grave acquisition mistakes that it made in 2008. Now‚ the company is left with the sole option of selling off some its assets to reduce that debt burden. But it is not going to get a fair price for those assets in the current environment. Consequently
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Department Stores: Big Lots and The Retail Industry Michael Martinez Business Department Stores: Big Lots and The Retail Industry I. Problem Identification This paper seeks some of the major developments in the strategies of Big Lots Inc. in order to improve their market share. The main problem that this paper would like to investigate is the kinds of marketing strategies that the company employs in order to achieve greater market share. This paper would also assess the kind of competition
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labour market that have implications for a human resource manager? Explain your answer‚ citing which of the human resource functions will be affected and how? Q-2.if a bank is planning to open a new branch in a distant city‚ with what inputs will the human resource department be concerned? What activities will the department need to undertake in the transition to a fully staffed and operating branch? What type of feedback do you think the department should seek after the branch has been operating
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Table 1: Comparison of Share Buy Back Regulations in ten largest markets 2013 Analysis of Share Buy-Back Regulation Amendment by SEBI BFMS TERM PAPER Group 14 Gaurav Kumar - 1211095 Tamoghna Sadhu - 1211231 Phalguni 8/6/2013 - 1211363 0 Table of Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Analysis of Effect on Share Prices after Buy Back Announcement in India .
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Chapter 1 1: Explain how action-oriented HRM departments differ from people-oriented HRM departments. Action-oriented: Effective HRM focuses on action rather than on record keeping‚ written procedure‚ or rules. Certainly‚ HRM uses rules‚ record‚ and polices‚ but it stresses action. HRM emphasizes the solution of employment problems to help achieve organizational objectives and facilitate employees’ development and satisfaction. People-oriented: wherever possible‚ HRM treats each employee as
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Hongfei Yu BE301C 2014/9/22 Detailed information about China National Petroleum Corporation China National Petroleum Corporation(CNPC) is China’s largest oil and gas producer and supplier‚ as well as one of the world’s major oilfield service providers and a globally reputed contractor in engineering construction. The purpose of this company was to be a world-leading integrated international energy company with the general business portfolio of an international energy corporation. On the other
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