Determinants of Economic Growth in Developing Countries: A Panel Cointegration Approach Zequn (Charlie) Li December 19‚ 2014 Economics 385 St. Olaf College Abstract Many factors influence the economic growth process. Especially‚ the inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) has been found to play a crucial role in the economic growth of receiving countries. This paper examines determinants of economic growth in developing countries from 1991 to 2010. Using panel cointegration approach
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ABSTRACT Commercial banks are one of the three primary agents which help circulating funds in the market. Commercial banks provide loans and corporate bonds to the households‚ new start ups and small medium enterprises to run their businesses. It also obtains money from the households and invests that money to other profitable investments. The money held as customer account then accrues interest which is given to the customer in the form of periodic payments. The commercial banks play an important
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According to the World Bank reports about 1.1 billion people live in extreme poverty for less than US$ 1. The extreme poverty being in the developing countries of which 9% are from East Asia and the Pacific and 41% are from Sub-Saharan Africa. Tanzania remains one of the 10 poorest countries in the world. Poverty remains widespread and deep‚ with half of Tanzanians living under conditions of deprivation‚ concentrated in the rural areas. Commercial Banks contribute to economic growth through their financial
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comparing the economic growth of the UK and developing economies using GDP as a measure One problem with comparing the economics growth of the UK and developing economies using GDP‚ is that GDP is not an accurate measure of the output of an economy because of the black economy. This means that certain pieces of data are not included in the calculation of GDP‚ therefore undervaluing the real output. Secondly GDP cannot be an accurate measure of the entire economic growth of a country. Factors such
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Bangladesh Commercial Banking Report Q3 2009 Description: Bangladesh Commercial Banking Report provides industry professionals and strategists‚ corporate analysts‚ banking associations‚ government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Bangladesh’s commercial banking industry. This report follows a rigorous approach to analysing commercial banking sectors around the world. We have collated data relevant to national commercial banking sectors
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INVESTMENT POLICY OF COMMERCIAL BANKS (With reference to NABIL Bank Ltd and Nepal Investment Bank Ltd) SUBMITTED BY: Niru Maya Rana Prithvi Narayan Campus Roll No: T.U. Regd. No: A THESIS SUBMITTED TO: Office of the dean Faculty of Management Tribhuwan University In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Business Studies (M.B.S) Kathmandu‚ Nepal June‚ 2009 RECOMMENDATION This is to certify that the thesis Submitted by: Niru
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Investment bank Vs. Commercial banks Many factors directly and indirectly caused the ongoing 2007–2012 global financial crisis which started with the US subprime mortgage crisis. One of the main culprits that is often pointed to as one of the main triggers of the global financial crisis are the mortgage derivative products‚ where risky mortgages were packaged with more traditionally secure mortgages and sold to corporate investors and other banks as secure investment products. This packaging of
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1 Development Banks: Their role an d importance for development C.P. Chandrasekhar Among the institutions whose role in the develo pment of the less developed regions is well recognised but inadequately emphasised are the development banks. Playing multiple roles‚ these institutions have helped promote‚ nurtu re‚ support and monitor a range of activities‚ though their most important function has been as drivers of industrial development. All underdeveloped countries launching on national
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Commercial Bank of Ceylon Limited Introduction: Commercial Bank of Ceylon (CBC) entered the banking business in Bangladesh in the year 2003. In the mean time it has proven to be a rising foreign bank here. Since inception its economic growth both in corporate and retail departments are quite big. Till now Commercial Bank of Ceylon has developed a network of nine branches‚ two offshore units‚ six SME centers and four offsite ATMs. One card center takes care of all card related activities of the
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tSTRUCTURE OF BANKS Commercial banks can be divided into 2 main categories: (1) Scheduled banks (2) Non-scheduled banks (1) Scheduled bank: A scheduled bank is so called because it has been included in the second schedule of Reserve bank of India Act‚ 1934. To be included in the schedule‚ the bank must satisfy the following 3 conditions: (a) It must have paid up capital and reserves of an aggregate value of at least Rs. 5 lakhs; (b) It must satisfy the reserve bank that its affairs
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