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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THE INDIAN BANKING INDUSTRY The last decade has seen many positive developments in the Indian banking sector. The growth in the Indian Banking Industry has been more qualitative than quantitative and it is expected to remain the same in the coming years. Based on the projections made in the "India Vision 2020" prepared by the Planning Commission‚ the report forecasts that the pace of expansion in the balance-sheets of banks is likely to decelerate. The total assets of all scheduled commercial banks
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The banking industry is the backbone of any monetized economy. The stage of development of this industry is a good reflection of the development of the economy. The banking industry in India is governed by Banking Regulation Act of India‚ 1949. Since 1949‚ this sector has undergone phenomenal reforms due to the efforts and the vision of the policymakers. The first phase of reform began with nationalization of the 14 banks in 1969. At this stage‚ priority sectors were identified and banking support
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function of CRM is considered important to a company in implementing a successful CRM system. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a customer-centric business strategy with the goal of maximizing profitability‚ revenue‚ and customer satisfaction. Technology to support CRM initiatives must be integrated as part of an overall customer-centric strategy. Many CRM initiatives have failed because implementation was limited to software installation without alignment to a customer-centric strategy (http://wikipedia
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being the largest. Barclays Kenya was listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange in 1986. 1.3 Statement of the problem In the Banking industry‚ a major challenge has been recruiting candidates with the right academic qualifications‚ experience and who can be trained on the job to become a company asset. The researchers’ desire is to find out the factors that affect banking industries in the recruitment process. 1.4 Objectives of the study 1.4.1 General objectives The general objective of the study was
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standard for interpreting text images and other material into webpages The ability to use the computer to gather information or data transmits and receives program instructions and data to other components Object orientated programming language‚ embedded language by an HTML simple and familiar‚ secure and robust‚ and executes with high performance Connects hardware and software‚ oversees all OS operations‚ computers "heart" Live editing performs repetitive task in Word every visual basic program must contain
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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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Banking Sector in Bangladesh Introduction The Jews in Jerusalem introduced a kind of banking in the form of money lending before the birth of Christ. The word ’bank’ was probably derived from the word ’bench’ as during ancient time Jews used to do money -lending business sitting on long benches. First modern banking was introduced in 1668 in Stockholm as ’Svingss Pis Bank’ which opened up a new era of banking activities throughout the European Mainland. In the South Asian region‚ early banking
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Title Consultation for the Bank of China bad customer services experience and less professional image in investment image. Project Requirements Bank of China is one of main bankers in banking industry. BOC has around 200 branchs in Hong Kong area. It provided allround banking servics such as account services‚ cash deposite‚ MPF‚ investment services‚ credit card‚ currency exchange and loan services etc...... Due to Bank of China established in Hong Kong 100 years‚ their major customer is in
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Topic: The impact of activity-based costing on banking industry performance Activity-based costing (ABC) gives a true cost for the bank compared to traditional costing‚ which allocates most of the expenses. Banking has become very competitive‚ and it has become imperative that banks like any other businesses allocate their resources to the most profitable areas. For banking industry‚ in particular‚ the potential benefits of activity-based costing (ABC) implementation can be numerous. These include
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