This paper assesses the determinants of financing patterns of DFIs in Nigeria with particular reference to the Bank of Industry (BOI). The annual reports and accounts form the data basis of the paper. A Multiple Regression Model was developed for the study incorporating two independent variables...

Global financial crises were experienced in recent years. The bank industry became the most sensitive field regarding the financial crisis. Because the risk are associated to all banking operation regardless the crisis, therefore the financial risk management should take place daily in financial...

Together with the growing urgency of industrial development in the developing countries, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) is also more and more in the focus of interest. This young organisation, which two and a half years ago with much ambition assumed a huge...

Since the late 1970s, the Chinese government has been undertaking major efforts in developing their countries economy by means of industrial policy. However, a more narrow approach to industrial policy has been pursued only since 2010, with the initiation of the 'Strategic Emerging Industries'...

We exploit employment data from 10,528 parishes across nineteenth century England and Wales and find that a one standard deviation increase in finance employment increases the annualized growth rate of secondary labour by 0.8 percentage points. An endogenous growth model with finance and...

Discontent with the substantial influence of major global players in International Financial Institutions (IFIs) has raised a call to restructure these organizations. Greater involvement of borrowing members in lending decisions has been proposed in order to limit the exposure of development...