ABSTRACT This study seeks to examine the impact of the Nigerian capital market as a tool for economic growth from the period of 1982-2016. The study has its main objectives. The ascertainment of the effect of capital market activities on economic growth with the specific objectives of one, examine the impact of market capitalization on economic growth in Nigeria. The study revises Gross Domestic Product on All Share Index, Value of Transaction and Market Capitalization which are indices of Ca...
Abstract: In South Africa, the genus Eucalyptus plays an important role as a plantation tree and hence forms a major economic component in the forest sector. An insect pest of these Eucalyptus species, Gonipterus scutellatus, causes periodic defoliation in the plantations. Plants have extraordinary array of chemicals (secondary metabolites), which defend them from herbivores. This study reports on the seasonal variation of the tannin concentration and carbohydrate content of the leaves of ni...
ABSTRACT This study sought to establish the determinants of Social and Environmental Disclosure (SED) by Islamic banks in both Kenya and Tanzania. The study also sought managerial perspectives on SED by Islamic banks in the sample. To achieve this objective, the study sought data from audited annual reports of 10 banks offering pure Islamic products and services and conventional banking products and services with some Islamic offering in them. The annual reports covered the period over the p...
Abstract: The LAPSSET corridor is an ambitious infrastructure project that promises regional integration, to safeguard the environment and bolster security and to provide opportunity for economic growth and wealth creation. This study will focus on Kenya and Ethiopia, two states that seek to be regional hegemonies in the Horn of Africa. This study adopted a secondary research method of data collection based on surveys, literature review, published reports, conventions, declarations, regional...
Colonialism has grave consequence on Africa given the western values it installed and the dislodging of African values; if not, how could one explain decades of importation of vaccines for treatment of the bulk of African population without looking inward to homegrown remedies. This is what fires the attempt to explore the relevance of Ebers Papyrus that appeared to have been undermined in Africa’s response to Covid-19 pandemic. The paper finds that Ebers Papyrus is one of the oldes...
ABSTRACT The rapid growth in government expenditure in Kenya has caused concern among policy makers on the implication of such growth. Over the three decades, government expenditure in the country grew at a faster rate than the growth rate of GDP. Given this fiscal scenario, an explanation of this requires studying the impact of government expenditure on economic growth. The specific objectives of the study were to: investigate the relationship between the components of government expenditure...
ABSTRACT The research on “the impact of trade laws on common market in East Africa gras based on Kenya basing on the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The research involved both quantitative and qualitative methods data collection. The study was mainly based on internet and library research. the research had five chapters, chapter one which included, the general introduction, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, scope of the study, hypotheses, methodology, justification of the s...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at examining the effect of agricultural production on economic growth in Somalia from the period of 1986 to 2016 using time series data. Specifically, the study examined the causality and the effect of agricultural production on GDP growth. The objective was motivated by the fact that the problem statement emphasized that agricultural production has not yielded expected economic growth in Somalia. The study hypothesized that no casualty between agricultural production...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background Information The seaports are very important to the Nigerian trade as practically all imports and exports move through the ports. The importance of the seaports is attested to by the fact that approximately 99% by volume of Nigeria total imports and exports are seaborne; Nigeria ports control 60% of import into West and Central Africa. The ports have served as a major determinant of how economic activities are distributed. The volume of cargo-throu...
Abstract Folklore or oral tradition is found to be a favourite indigenous resource for African playwrights and they draw on it to enable them mold the aesthetic concerns in drama/play writing. Considerable critical interest has grown around analyzing the nuances of folklore, society and drama in the context of Africa. Critics like Obiechina confirm that folklore has survived in Africa in spite of the introduction of ‘writing’ as a phenomenon and the foreign tradition which it bears. In ...
Agricultural sector contribute about 36% of the East African Community’s Gross DomesticProduct (World Bank, 2009), 80 per cent of the populace depend on agriculture directly andindirectly for food, employment and income, while about 40 million people in EAC (East AfricanCountries) suffer from hunger and the agricultural sector still retains a lot of untapped potential,specifically for commercial farming. However, economic growth target for agriculture sector can beachieved by stimulating th...
ABSTRACT This report investigated Road Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Uganda 2000 - 2018, the Study considered all national roads, that is, paved and unpaved roads however, district roads were excluded due to lack of data for the entire period of the study. The emphasis on national roads was both due to data availability and the multiplier effects associated with these roads towards economic growth. The objectives of the study were to: establish the causality between economic growth an...
Abstract: In the Horn of Africa region borderland areas exhibit some of the lowest human development indicators in terms of access to basic social amenities. Issues such as interstate and intro-state conflicts and tensions, human trafficking and smuggling, trafficking in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALWs) afflict borderlands and further threaten the human security of communities. The Kenya - Somalia communities maintain trans-boundary socio-economic and cultural ties through participation ...
Generally, it can be argued without doubt that the engine of Nigeria economic growth lies on crude oil exploration. In this study, it is recognized that corruption was-used as an independent variable because of its substantial adverse effect on Nigerian economy. Corruption has really eaten deep into the economy of the country and that is one of the major crises that Nigeria is facing today. This study analyses the impact of crude oil export on Nigeria economy and its level of corruption. The ...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLEARTIONAPPROVAL iiDedicationAcknowledgementABBREVIATION AND ACRONYMSABSTRACTCHAPTER ONE 1PROBLEM AND ITS STATEMENT 11.1 BACKGROUND 11.2Purpose of the Study 31.3 problem statement 31.4 Research objectives 41.5 Research Questions 51.6 Hypothesis of the study 51.7 Scope of the study1.7.1 Content scope 51.7.2 Geographical Scope 51.7.3 The theoretical scope 51.7.4Timescope 61.8 Significance of the Study 61.9 Operational definitions 6CHAPTER TWO 7LITREATURE REVIEW2.1 Exports 72...