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Companies and Economic Growth

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  • Samuel Etukakpan, Phd

    (Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council)

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This article calls for a change in the management of corporate insolvencies in Nigeria. By highlighting the important contributions made by companies to economic growth, it argues that it is imperative to have an insolvency system that supports companies when they experience financial distress or become insolvent.

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  • Samuel Etukakpan, Phd, . "Companies and Economic Growth," Journal of Economic and Sustainable Growth 1, Office Of The Chief Economist, Development Bank of Nigeria, vol. 1.
    • Handle: RePEc:dbn:vo1is1:1002
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    • R10 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General

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