DETERMINANTS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS ACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT: THE CASE OF METEMA WOREDA‚ NORTH GONDAR‚ ETHIOPIA M.Sc. Thesis SISAY YEHUALA April‚ 2008 Haramaya University DETERMINANTS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS ACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT: THE CASE OF METEMA WOREDA‚ NORTH GONDAR‚ ETHIOPIA A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of the Agriculture Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension School of Graduate Studies HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
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Determinants of corporate performance Analysis of the determinants of corporate financial performance is essential for all the stakeholders‚ but especially for investors. The Anglo-Saxon corporate governance focus on maximizing shareholder value. This principle provides a conceptual and operational framework for evaluating business performance. The value of shareholders‚ defined as market value of a company is dependent on several factors: the current profitability of the company‚ its risks‚ its
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Exchange rate development in Ethiopia Monetary Development The legal tender currency of Ethiopia was issued on 23 July 1945 by defining the monetary unit as the Ethiopia dollar (E$) with a value of 5.52 grains (equivalent to 0.355745 grams) of fine gold. The linkage with fine gold was in accord with the monetary system established by the Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944. For the five years following the proclamation of the national currency (1945–1950)‚ money supply of the country was determined
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From 1983 to 1985‚ a famine in Ethiopia had disastrous consequences. The death toll was much higher than previous famines‚ as over a million had died. Many people blamed this famine on droughts that had been taking place all over Ethiopia’s provinces. This was not the case. The drought did‚ of course‚ contribute but the main reason for the severity of the famine was the government. The government worsened the famine in three ways: promoting Communism and its policies‚ blocking aid‚ and annexing
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Determinants of Private Banks’ Profitability in Ethiopia: Panel Data Evidence Yigremachew Benti Addis Ababa Email: yigremb@yahoo.com March 2008 1 Abstract Using the standard static as well as dynamic models‚ the study tries to find systematic evidence on the determining factors for the corporate profitability of private commercial banks in Ethiopia. The study utilizes data on balance sheet as well as income statement account items of all the domestic private banks‚ which have at least
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The major profitability ratios are: 1.1.1.1 RETURN ON CAPITAL: Describes the earning capacity of the enterprise and it is measured by the following ratio: Profit before interest and taxation Average operating Assets The Return On Capital ratio measures how well the average operating assets (assets such as debtors‚ cash‚ fixed assets‚ stock) are generating the company s income‚ and is indicative of the management techniques applied by the company to utilise its assets
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Journal of Finance and Investment Analysis‚ vol.1‚ no.2‚ 2012‚ 61-81 ISSN: 2241-0988 (print version)‚ 2241-0996 (online) International Scientific Press‚ 2012 Topic: capital structure determinants of quoted firms in Nigeria and lessons for corporate financing decisions Michael Nwidobie Barine1 Abstract Financial arrangements determine how and the amount of financing that can be obtained from fund providers. An optimal allocation between equity and debt is determined by the trade-off between
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NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES PROFITABILITY OF MOMENTUM STRATEGIES: AN EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATIONS Narasimhan Jegadeesh Sheridan Titman Working Paper 7159 http://www.nber.org/papers/w7 159 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 June 1999 This paper has benefited from the excellent research assistance of Fei Zou and helpful comments from the participants of finance workshops at Indiana University and the University of Texas. All opinions expressed
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& Michael Son Fr. A. Fogarty‚ S.J. Catholic Social Ethics 5C 12 December 2005 Ethiopia‚ What a Country The dictionary states that a third world country is a developing nation in the midst of Africa‚ Asia‚ or also Latin America. The country of Ethiopia is described as a third world country due to its great poverty rate. This country has a peculiar land layout and is ranked 16th in the world with its population. Ethiopia is a country with interesting cultural ways and rich with historic events. Unfortunately
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Background of the Study According to United Nations Population Fund (2007)‚ “In 2008‚ for the first time in history‚ more than half of the world’s population will be living in towns and cities. By 2030 this number will swell to almost 5 billion‚ with urban growth concentrated in Africa and Asia.” There are many factors that affect the increase or decrease of a population. Common factors include birthrate‚ medical advances‚ productivity‚ and so on. There have been a lot of debates and discussions
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