BRIEF HISTORY OF NIGERIAN BANKING A formal legal structure to banking in Nigeria is a relatively recent invention. Prior to 1952 there was no legislation governing the banking system in Nigeria. The British Bank of West Africa (BBWA) started operating in Nigeria by the year 1892. After the BBWA‚ Barclays Bank became the second expatriate bank to operate in Nigeria by the year 1917. The first indigenous bank‚ The Bank of Nigeria was founded in the year 1933 and also operated successfully. After the
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THE 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
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Banking Lecture 2 - Basic Principles of Banking Michal Mejstřík‚ Petr Teplý Institute of Economic Studies‚ Faculty of Social Science‚ Charles University in Prague‚ Czech Republic 10 October 2012 Global political governance Slide 2 Who will pay this game/cost of crises? Source: Petr Teplý (2011) Slide 3 The current financial world is “simple“ and can be described by 3 terms: 1) Planet Ponzi 2) Zombie banks 3) Uroboros Source: Petr Teplý (2012) Slide 4 Ponzi
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TANZANIA BANKING SYSTEM INDUSTRY BEFORE AND AFTER ECONOMIC REFORM PARTICIPANT S/N | NAME | REG.NUMBER | DEGR. PROG | SIGNATURE | 1 | SHAYO‚ AMEDEUS S. | T/UDOM/2010/04019 | BCOM (FN) | | A TERM PAPER PRESENTED IN BANKING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (AF 312) HELD AT UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA LECTURE ROOM 5 SSH ON 13TH DECEMBER 2012 Introduction Efficiency in banking has been defined and studied in different dimensions including: (i) scale efficiency‚ which refers to relationship between the level
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Australia’s Banking Industry Date: May 2011 Disclaimer This publication has been prepared as a general overview of the Banking Industry in Australia and does not constitute and is not intended to constitute financial product advice as defined under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cwth). Nothing in this document should be construed as a recommendation or statement of opinion intended to influence a person in making an investment decision. The information is made available on the strict understanding
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Pakistan Banking Sector INTRODUCTION Financial Sector Financial Sector in Pakistan owns a number of financial institutions -Commercial banks‚ specialized banks‚ national savings schemes‚ insurance companies‚ investment banks‚ stock exchanges‚ leasing companies‚ micro-finance institutions and Islamic banks etc. They offer so many products and services of assets and liabilities side. Financial developing has increased during the last several years instead of commercial banks. Commercial banks
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Banking Business: Banks are very old form of financial institution that channel excess funds from surplus unit to deficit unit in consideration of a price called Interest. Banking business definitely established on a relationship of Debtor-Creditor between the surplus unit called depositors and the bank and between the deficit unit called borrowers and the bank. Here‚ opportunity cost of money works as interest is considered the price of the credit. For the development of an economy‚ bank furnishes
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Commercial Arbitration (IICRCA) - Dubai‚ U.A.E. Conduct mediation of disputes and to adjudicate on financial and commercial disputes which can arise between Islamic financial institutions‚ and between these institutions and/or third parties. 2. 1423H (2002)‚ The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB)- Malaysia. Promote development of prudent standards and effective supervision guidelines for the Islamic financial services industry and recommend their adoption by relevant regulatory authorities. 3. 1423H
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__________________________________________ISSN 2319–1171 Vol. 1(3)‚ 20-24‚ October (2012) Res. J. Management Sci. Internet Banking in India Consumer Concerns and Bank Marketing Strategies Sufyan Habib AAII College‚ Barabanki‚ INDIA Available online at: www.isca.in Received 18th September 2012‚ revised 15th October 2012‚ accepted 17th October 2012 Abstract Internet banking has attracted the attention of banks‚ securities trading firms‚ brokerage houses‚ insurance companies‚ regulators and lawmakers
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Pakistan Banking sector Compiled by: Consulate General of Switzerland Karachi‚ 25th February 2011 1. ECONOMIC OVERVIEW: Pakistan’s economy has been predominantly agrarian. Since Pakistan came into existence‚ the contribution of the agricultural sector to the GDP has declined gradually from over 50 percent in 1949-1950 to about 22 percent in the fiscal year 2009-10 (July 2009-June 2010). However‚ agriculture still remains the major sector of the GDP composition. Other economic sectors include
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