Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis Obida Gobna Wafureα Abu‚ NurudeenΩ Abstract: The role of foreign direct investment in the development of Nigerian economy cannot be over emphasized. Foreign direct investment provides capital for investment‚ it enhances job creation and managerial skills‚ and possibly technology transfer. This paper investigates the determinants of foreign direct investment in Nigeria. The error correction technique was employed to analyze the relationship
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estimate and analyze the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and exports in India for the post-liberalization period (1991-2005). The relevant data is collected for a 15-year period from 1991-2005 from various published sources such as World Investment Report (WIR) and Secretariat for Industrial Assistance (SIA). The data is then analyzed using simple linear regression analysis to find the impact of FDI on various variables. Growth rates are evaluated and trends
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Week 3 Time Value of Money and Valuing Bonds Chapter 6 55. Amortization with Equal Payments Prepare an amortization schedule for a five-year loan of $36‚000. The interest rate is 9 percent per year‚ and the loan calls for equal annual payments. How much interest is paid in the third year? Answer: $2‚108.52 56. Amortization with Equal Principal Payments Rework Problem 55 assuming that the loan agreement calls for a principal reduction of $7‚200 every year instead of equal annual payments. Answer:
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Definition of Gross Income‚ Taxable Income‚ and Net Income Gross income refers to all income but not excluding exempt income and subject to final income tax. Example of gross income include: salaries and wages‚ commission‚ sale of and other dealings in property‚ rents‚ dividends‚ and securities. Exclusion from gross income or those incomes that are exempted from tax include: life insurance proceeds paid to beneficiaries upon the death of the insured; compensation for injuries or sickness‚ retirement
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REGIONAL TRENDS IN FDI CHAPTER II Salient features of 2011 FDI trends by region include the following: • Sub-Saharan Africa drew FDI not only to its natural resources‚ but also to its emerging consumer markets as the growth outlook remained positive. Political uncertainty in North Africa deterred investment in that region. • FDI inflows reached new record levels in both East Asia and South-East Asia‚ while the latter is catching up with the former through higher FDI growth. • FDI inflows to South
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AND DEMERITS OF FDI --Rosesforme METHODOLOGY: Qualitative and descriptive text. Also‚ the enumerated points for Merits and Demerits have been substantiated with relevant examples and/or data in the form of Case point. OBJECTIVES: An attempt has been made to make this report country-specific; therefore‚ the merits and demerits; the advantages and disadvantages‚ as would be almost similar with all developing countries‚ have been co-related with India’s dynamics and some data has also been
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Ireland – country analysis Ireland – Quick View ECR score 62.33 (Mar 2011) ECR rank 43 (Mar 2011) ECONOMIC GDP (2009) USD 220‚818.79 million GNI per capita PPP USD 33‚510 FDI inflow (2009) USD 23‚492.32 million Inflation (2010) -1.1% Central bank assets (2010) USD 271‚406.20 million Unemployment rate (2010) 13.4% Government deficit (2009) USD 30‚476.17 million Tax revenue (2009) USD 13.27 billion (approx.) POLITICAL Government type Sovereign and Democratic
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our group has chosen is Ireland. We feel a Discovery Zone would be very profitable in a country like this because of many different factors. Whether it ’s median age‚ climate‚ or religion we intend to show that these characteristics make Ireland a suitable market for a Discovery Zone franchise. We will go through each of these factors in depth in the future; for now here is a summary of the positive aspects of Ireland as an international market for Discovery Zone. Ireland has an average median age
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proposition that there is endogeniety i.e.‚ bi-directional relationship between FDI and economic growth in Nigeria. Single and simultaneous equation systems are employed to examine if there is any sort of feed-back relationship between FDI and economic growth in Nigeria. The results obtained show that FDI and economic growth are jointly determined in Nigeria and there is positive feedback from FDI to growth and from growth to FDI. The overall policy implication of the result is that policies that attract
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) 1. What are the forms in which business can be conducted by a foreign company in India? A foreign company planning to set up business operations in India has the following options: As an incorporated entity by incorporating a company under the Companies Act‚ 1956 through Joint Ventures; or Wholly Owned Subsidiaries. As an unincorporated entity through: - Liaison Office/Representative Office‚ or - Project Office‚ or - Branch Office Such offices
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