BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Although infrastructure investment is widely seen as a critical engine of economic growth, many developing nations, including Nigeria, fall behind in terms of the quality and quantity of critical economic infrastructure. Developing countries...
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Poverty has been on the rise in the Nigerian economy for the past two decades, and the plague was particularly severe in the 1980s. As a result, it becomes critical to use all relevant economic factors to correlate economic growt...
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Manufacturing has long played an important part in emerging countries' economic progress. The manufacturing industry is concerned with the design, processing, and preparation of goods made from commodities and raw materials....
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Although infrastructure investment is widely seen as a critical engine of economic growth, many developing nations, including Nigeria, fall behind in terms of the quality and quantity of critical economic infrastructure. Developing countries...
INTRODUCTION
Every government, particularly those in developing countries, is worried about their country's economic progress. As a result, they work hard to attain better rates of economic growth and increase the living standards of their inhabitants....
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The construction sector occupies a focal position in the economy of any nation because it is an important contributor to the process of development (Aje, 2008). In the conduct of economic activities, the construction sector is al...
Background of the Study
Small-scale businesses are an important part of Uganda's economic sector, and they helped the country get through difficult periods when all of the economy's sectors were in disarray (Brown, 2000). Uganda...
A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF NIGERIA’S EXTERNAL DEBT
The management of Nigeria’s external debt has been a major macroeconomic problem especially since the early 1980s. For many years now, the country’s debt has been growing in spite of the efforts being...
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Terrorism and insurgency is globally becoming a household word as there is no nation that is completely absolved from its effect. This is the reason why Rourke (2015) observes that war, terrorism and other forms of transnational political violenc...
Abstract
This study performed an analysis on the inflow trends of Foreign Direct Investment investigated in the Nigerian construction industry with a view to studying the pattern of flow and assessing the effect of increased flow of FDI on the industry. Annualized time...
INTRODUCTION
Globalization remains one of the most controversial subjects of our time. Several authors and ideological applications. Globalization is&n...
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Liu, Burridge and Sinclair (2002) examined the relationship between economic growth, foreign direct investment and trade in China. The study found long run relationship between the variables and a bidirectional causality between economic growth, t...
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
According to Tolentino (2016), small businesses are the backbone of national growth. A country cannot afford to disregard the value of its indigenous micro and small scale companies (MSEs) and the contributions they make to the country's econo...
ABSTRACT
This work studies the foreign investment and financial growth of companies in insurance sector Nigeria in the wake of the unprecedented capital flight from the Nigerian economy during the recent global economic recession (the credit crunch). Da...
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Several local and international media have reported on the cause, impacts and the consequences of global financial meltdown. The global financial meltdown is a situation where the world’s status quo can no longer be maintained (Ajayi, 2013)...
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The relationship between government expenditure and economic growth has continued series of debate among scholars. Keynes (1936) argues that the solution to economic depression is to induce the firms to invest through some combin...
Background to the Study
Economic experts are of the opinion that sufficient investment is necessary for development and economic growth in a country, and they provide the piece of advise that every economy has to amass a high level of cash for investors...
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The truism that bribery and corruption are the surest way to impede the development of any society does not need argument. Although it is considered by some that bribery and corruption might spur development (Otite, 2016). In spi...
Background Of The Study
Since Nigeria's independence on October 1, 1960, Africa has unquestionably played a prominent role in her foreign policy. In other words, Nigeria's foreign policy is based on the fundamental ideals of promoting the peace,...
Background of the Study
Crime is a public wrong. It is an act of offense which violates the law of the state and is strongly disapproved by the society. Crime is defined as acts or omissions forbidden by law that can be punished by imprisonment or fine. Murder, robbery,...
Background to the Study
Trading is an essential component of all multinational businesses, whether they operate in a single country or on a worldwide scale. Goods are manufactured in one nation, distributed in another, and transported across borders to...
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Monetary policy interventions such as an increase in money supply indirectly affect aggregate demand and subsequently output and prices through their impact on investment spending. This indirect effect reveals that a change in mo...
Background of the study
Security concerns are taken very seriously all throughout the world. It is widely acknowledged as one of a state's most basic tasks. Security has always been an important aspect of human existence and sustenance, and it may b...
Background to the Study
The changing impact of corruption in Nigeria is felt by every man in the country. The most fragile social layer is poor households and small firms. Corruption in this sector of economy reduces any chances to increase human invest...
Background of the study
Over the past several decades, the economies of the world have become greatly connected through international trade and globalization. Foreign trade has been identified as the oldest and most important part of a country’s e...
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The association between macroeconomic factors and organiza ional performance has piqued the interest of researchers studying this phenomenon. Key macroeconomic variables such as the currency rate, interest rate, inflation, and gr...
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the contributions of Foreign Direct Investment inflows on growth of Nigerian economy. The study tested for the level of Foreign Direct Investment inflows into the country; variables that affect the contributions of Foreign Direct Inv...
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This study is on the effect of exchange rate and inflation on foreign direct investment and its relationship with economic growth. Its main objective is to find the effect of inflation and exchange rate and the bidirectional influences between...
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This work sets out to examine the relationship between balance of payment and exchange rate. The work is divided into five chapters; chapter 1 gives a general introduction to the subject matter, chapter two gives the general review of literature in the subject...
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The study examined the effects of global financial crisis on job insecurity in Nigeria. The other objectives set for the study are to ascertain the causes and effects of global financial crisis in the Nigeria using a case study of ECOBANK PLC. Primary data rela...
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The IFRS adoption is already an issue of global relevance among various countries of the world due to the quest for uniformity, reliability and comparability of financial statements of companies. This research paper investigated the effect of IFRS adoption on F...
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This study is on the impact of exchange rate and inflation on foreign direct investment in nigeria and their relationship to economic growth. Its main objective is to find the effect of inflation and exchange rate and the bidirectional influenc...
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The study examined the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Nigeria over the period 1980 to 2010. The study employed multiple regressions in analysis, using the ordinary least square (OLS) regression technique. The result at this revealed that FDI impacted positively on...
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The dissertation is on evaluating the impact of GSM operating companies on Nigerian economy. The objectives of the study were: to ascertain the impact of GSM operating companies on Nigerian economy; to determine the impact of GSM technology on the people of Nigeria; to identify...
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The study focuses on the quality process of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) on a developing economy, with particular reference to Nigeria. The research work is based on the data obtained from literature survey and archival sources in...
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This study set out to empirically examine the effect of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on the economic growth in Nigeria between for 1981-2013. FDI has become a debatable and topical issue across the globe because of its key role in bridging the savings g...
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In the face of capital deficiency in financing long term development, the capital-deficient economies have heavily resorted to foreign capital as the primary means to achieve rapid economic growth. In the presence of the aforementioned problems thi...
Background To The Study
Based in part on the development of modern communications and transportation technologies, the rise of multinational corporation was totally unanticipated by the classical theory of international trade as first developed by Adam Smith and David R...
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The research work seeks to examine the impact of globalization on economic growth through foreign direct investment. The study utilized the secondary data source in collecting data for this research. The data were analyzed using regression meth...
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The study examined the implication of unemployment on the socio economic development of Nigeria. The study indicated that youth unemployment has many negative effects to the society, economy, family, and individuals. From the response got from the questionnaire...
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This study empirically examined the impact of external trade on economic growth of Nigeria between the period 1980-2012. In carrying out this project, linear multiple regression analysis techniques was used in assessing various components of foreign trade. Data...
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) provides with much needed capital investments with a view to achieving economic growth in Nigeria. Foreign direct investment is a leading role in developing countries of Africa giving rise to a widespread belief...
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The research work studies the impact of globalisation on the Nigerian economy. It uses the time series data over the period 1999-2006. The researchers therefore reviewed the existing literature on the implication of globalisation on the economic development of...
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This research examined the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the growth of Nigeria economy. According to (UNCTAD 2012) Nigeria received a net inflow of US$85.73. Unlike other studies this research extended the period of investigation...
Background of the study
Taxation is one of the major fiscal policies the government of any nation can use to achieve economic stability and in the financing of capital expenditure. Various taxes are levied upon the income, wealth or gain of an individual, family and bus...
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Corruption is a global issue which is an endemic to government all over the world. The World Bank website cites corruption as the single most important obstacle to development. It is a subversive force that can topple the most entrenched regimes, it...
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This research paper looks at foreign direct investment and economic development in Nigeria (2001– 2018).
The major objectives of the study is to identify various policies and incentives operating in the economy such as the excha...
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This study examined the impact of foreign loan and foreign investment on the Nigerian economy. Real gross domestic product was used as a proxy for economic growth which is the dependent variable while external debt stock, foreign direct investments and exchange...
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This study investigated the contributions of Foreign Direct Investment inflows on growth of Nigerian economy. The study tested for the level of Foreign Direct Investment inflows into the country; variable...
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The rate of unemployment has risen in the last decade in most of the sub-Saharan African countries. The situation in Nigeria is rapid population growth with low level of employment rate. This study intends to investigate the relationship between unemployment a...