CHAPTER ONE 1.0INTRODUCTION 1.1Background of the study Access to credit has a positive impact on economic growth and affect the distribution of income. The evidence that finance is a constraint on development is overwhelming as studies have shown that a significant positive correlation exists between variable which capture through in the financial system, such as the ratio of money supply to GDP, or the ratio of banking system credits to the private sector to GDP, on the one hand, and the lev...
ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of competition on tax avoidance activities among Nigerian Deposit Money Banks. Tax Revenue is essential for the growth and development of any economy. The objective of the study was to examine the effects of competition on tax avoidance and also determine the impact of managerial efficiency and non-performing loans on tax avoidance has on the Nigerian Deposit Money Banks. To achieve the objective, this study used panel regression model to analyse the da...
Accountability and Transparency has over the years been recognized as instruments of reduction of corruption at all levels of public sector. A lack of transparency and accountability in the public sector presents a major risk to the efficiency of the capital markets, financial stability, long term economic sustainability, economic growth and development. Unfortunately, the issue of accountability is a basic and fundamental problem in our country Nigeria. This is as a result of the high rate o...
ABSTRACT The provision of key economic infrastructure such as roads, railways, ports, power plants, water treatment plants, among others remains prominent in the development of a country‟s economy. In Ghana however, the immediate requirements for these projects coupled with inherent budget constraints in the public sector makes it difficult for government to bridge the infrastructural gap. Public-Private Partnership has been identified as the innovative approach to finance public projects t...
ABSTRACT As a result of the insignificant number of employment the EPZs have so far been able to register on the ground, contrary to what was estimated by the government during its establishment on the one hand, and also contrary to the successful stories of such programme on the same elsewhere; this study was specifically set-out to inquire on the failure of EPZs in Tanzania in generating the same using three firms registered under EPZ programme. In its inquiry, the study used three import...
ABSTRACT The study sought to establish the effect of macroeconomic factors on the equity market performance of Nairobi Securities Exchange. The study was guided by an objective; to examine the effect of the selected macro-economic factors on equity market performance in Kenya. The selected macro-economic factors included inflation rate, exchange rate, money supply and real Gross Domestic Product. The study followed descriptive research design and used secondary data. The data spanned the peri...
Abstract: The research work is on "management of trade fairs and exhibition as business game technique achieving international business co-operation: An assessment of South East Nigeria is a purpose chose topic due its relevance in economic growth. International trade fair effect on business promotion and as such, helps in developing the economy of nation and that of the global. A bold attempt has been made in this project research to define and unravel the problems and prospects of trade fa...
ABSTRACT The study attempted to find out the relationship bet~veen the educational achievements of universal primary education (UPE) policy implementation and socio-economic development of rural areas in Rwanda. The specific objectives of the study were to identify the existing situation of Rwanda primary education system, determine the major educational achievements from UPE policy implementation and thus compare actual performance with the stated UPE goals and to identify the influence of ...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to contrast bank performance measures and propose a single measure of performance for commercial banks in the East African Community (EAC) region. The study is in two major parts and addressed four main objectives. The first part analysed the various performance measures that have been applied by banks which include Return on Equity (RoE), Return on Assets (RoA), Net Interest Margin (NIM), Profit Margin (PM), efficiency, effectiveness and explored the ...
ABSTRACT Electricity continues to be a major contributor to the development of the economy of every country, Ghana not exempted. There is, therefore, growing interest to ensure that the supply of electricity meets the demand in all sectors of the Ghanaian economy. The economic costs and environmental issues underpinning electricity is, however, a huge bottleneck to the aspirations of Ghana as a country. The study seeks to explore a long-term (2018 to 2048) comprehensive energy supply strateg...
ABSTRACT The current trade literature highlights the importance of trade reforms and export diversification as a major economic trajectory towards a sustained economic growth. A concentrated export basket is at risk of price volatility and small market size. The purpose of this study was to expose the connection that exists between trade reforms and export diversification. The objective was to determine the impact of tariff preferences and bilateral trade agreements (dummy variable) on expor...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to assess the impact of budgets and budgetary controls on the profitability of an entity operating in an unstable economy, using a case study of Zimbabwe Spring Steel (Pvt) Ltd t/a Load Agropower. The study was based on the period from 2015 to 2017 which was majorly characterized by economic instability. Load agropower experienced a decrease in its profitability growth rate in spite of the existence of a budget system and this prompted the researcher to seek...
The real estate market plays a very important role in any economy. It is known to have a dramatic multiplier effect and it is a key economic indicator. The real estate market has experienced significant growth in the last decade with many countries experiencing house price fluctuations.TheKenyan real estate market has been experiencing a boom in the past ten years and the latest findings have shown that the trend will continue into the foreseeable future. The study therefore sought to investi...
ABSTRACT The study on the "Analysis of Tourism Community Based Tourism Initiatives among Rural Communities" was canied out in Western Uganda with specific aims of; estimating the contribution of COBATI in the growth of the community through exploring the important economic drivers within the local livelihoods; establishing the challenges experienced in the promotion of COBATI to suggest possible solutions for promoting COBATI. A review of related literature was carried out on already existin...
ABSTRACT This study centered on the Role of Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) in Export Promotion in Nigeria. The purpose was to establish the extent to which this organization has succeeded in promoting non oil export in Nigeria. The entire population of forty three (43) respondents of NEPC, Enugu Zonal Office were all investigated. Apart from secondary data obtained from literature review, primary data were obtained using questionnaire. The emerging data were analyzed with...