ABSTRACT
This research is on the impact of bank credit in the
Nigeria economy, A case study of first bank plc and Zenith bank plc Ekwulobia.
Objectives of the study includes: to determine the extent to which the various
banks credits has been felt in the Nigeria economy, t access the level of
knowledge of the various credits facilities provided by the banks in the
Nigeria economy, to determine the response of the various business existing in
the various sector the economy to bank’s credits and to review the impact of
the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) monetary policy on the banks. The related
literatures were revealed in the methodology, data were collected through
questionnaire and personal interview. In the finding, it was discovered that
the analysis of bank credit have a great impact to the economic growth and
development in the country, and among other findings. The researcher therefore,
concluded that banks credits have been greatly felt in the Nigeria economy. It
is recommended that long term credit facilities should be encouraged to aid
capital formation of businesses since it is the main instrument for economic
growth and development; the monetary authorities should also consider the
activities of banks when using the monetary policies of the central bank in
order to achieve growth and development in the country.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Abstract
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CHAPTER ONE
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Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Background of the study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
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CHAPTER TWO
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Review of related literature - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
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Model and theories relevant to the research question- -7
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Banks in Nigeria- - - - - - - - - -- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -8
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Central bank as the controller of credit in Nigeria- - - - -10
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Roles of monetary policy in Nigeria - - - - - - - - - - - - - -19
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CHAPTER THREE
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CHAPTER FOUR
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CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In
Nigeria, credit has been recognized as an essential tool for promoting growth
and development in the country. About 70 percent of the population is engaged
in informal sector or in agricultural production. The federal and state
government of Nigeria has recognized that for sustainable growth and
developments in Nigeria, the financial empowerment of both the urban and rural
areas in the economy is very vital being the repository of both the
predominantly poor in society and in particularly the small and medium scale
enterprises. If this growth strategy is adopted, and the latent entrepreneurial
capabilities of this large segment of the people is sufficiently stimulated and
sustained, then positive multipliers will be felt throughout the economy. To
give effect to this aspiration, various policies have been instituted over time
by the federal government to improve agricultural production capabilities,
positivity and channel the potential of Smts to enhance their standards of
living and to put the sector in the front burner of government development
strategy.
The analysis of bank credit in the Nigeria
economy can be said to have a great impact to economic growth and development
of the country to the extent that if there were no banks, then the activities
of the economic growth and development could not be possible. Banks plays
important role in the economy of every nation. The health of the economy is
closely related to the soundness of its banking sector. Although banks create
no new wealth by their lending, borrowing and related activities that
facilitate the process of production, exchange and communication of wealth.
Today, modern banks are very useful for
the utilization of the resources of the country. The impacts of the banks have
been felt by the various sectors of the economy. Banks as a matter of facts are
like the heart in the economy structure of Nigeria and it credit products, the
organs will remain sound and healthy in the blood if it is not supplied to any
organ, the organ will remain useless, so it also relates to the Nigeria economy
if banks credit are not provided to the various sector of the economy of
Nigeria such as Agricultural sector, Industrial sector, e t c, The various
sector will be useless.
Credit facilities provided by the banks
works as an incentive to the producer and manufacturers to increase their
production. The role played by the Nigeria banks as to provision of
medium/intermediate finance, long term finance and permanent finance. Credit
facilities provided by banks are so important to the economic development of
the country.
1.2 STATEMENTS OF THE PROBLEM
The
following problems necessitated for this study. This includes;
The low credit facilities provided by the
banks to the various sectors of the Nigeria economy.
Insufficient knowledge of the various
credit facilities provided by banks in the Nigeria economy.
The low response of the various business
existing in the various sector of the Nigeria economy to banks credit
facilities.
The restrictive impacts of central bank
of Nigeria (CBN) monetary policy on the bank.
1.3
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The purpose of this study includes:
(i)
To
determine the extent to which the various bank credits have been felt in the
Nigeria economy.
(ii)
To
access the level of the knowledge of the various credit facilities provided by
the banks in the Nigeria economy.
(iii)
To
determine the response of the various business existing in the various sector
of the economy to banks credit facilities.
(iv)
To review the impacts of the central bank
of Nigeria (CBN) monetary policy in the banks.
1.4 RESEARCH
OUESTIONS.
(i)
Are the various bank credit felt in the Nigeria economy?
(ii)
Is there adequate knowledge of the
various credit facilities provided by the banks in the sector?
(iii)
What is the level of response of the various business existing in the various
sector of the economy to banks credit facilities.
(iv)Has
the CBN monetary policies sufficiently encouraged the banks in granting credit
facilities?
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This research work will be of a great
significant to all sectors of the economy of Nigeria. This is due to the fact
that no sector of the Nigeria economy can survive without adequate credit
provided by the banks.
Government :This
research work will be important to the government to enable her know the extent
the bank credit has impacted to the economy in order to enable them formulate
laws that will not be detrimental to the banks and their various facilities
which may in return affect the economy generally.
Academic Institutions: This
research work is of significance to the various disciplines in the institution
such as banking and finance, business management e t c.
Bank customer/Borrowers: This
research work will also help those that needs credit facilities from the banks
to gain adequate knowledge of how the bank can assist them in their capital
formation.
Subsequent Researchers:
It will be of great help to the students in the department in respect of their
research projects. And finally, it will add to the existing knowledge on the
impact of banks credit in the Nigeria economy to the citizens of Nigeria.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
Although bank credit has a strong impact
on the development of the economy .This study will basically focus on the
impact of banks credits in Nigeria in the Nigeria economy with a particular
study on first bank p l c and zenith bank p l c in Ekwulobia Anambra State. The
choice of the scope is because it will be too broad to study all the banks in
Nigeria.
1.7 DEFINATION OF TERMS
Banks:
A bank can be defined as an organization that provides various financial
services such as keeping valuables, keeping and lending of money to customers,
subject to the obligation of honoring cheques drawn upon them from time to time
by the customers E t c.
Credit:
This is the money borrowed from any financial institution or a bank.
Economy:
This describes the relationship between production, trade and supply of money
in a particular country.
Short term finance:
These are loans rendered to customers by banks originally scheduled for re
payment within one year.
Long term finance:
This are fund that remains in the business for relatively long period of ten
years and above.
Medium term finance:
They are fund borrowed for a period of 5 to 10 years e g. leasing and installment
credit facilities such as credit sales and hire purchase
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