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Savings Mobilization Role Of Nigerian Commercial Banks:An Analytical Policy Study

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  • GODWIN CHUKWUDUM NWAOBI

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CAPITAL ACCUMULATION HAS BEEN EMPHASISED AS THE MAJOR FACTOR GOVERING THE RATE OF DEVELOPMENT. THIS STUDY THEREFORE AIMS EXPLORING IN THE LIGHT OF PAST TRENDS, THE ROLE AND SCOPE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS AS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES IN MOBILIZING DOMESTIC SAVINGS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND THE CONSTRAINTS IN THE EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE OF THIS ROLE. EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA IMPLIES THAT SAVING IS AN INSTITUTION ELASTIC AND THE EXISTENCE OF FINACIAL INSTITUTIONS MAY PROMOTE HIGH MARGINAL PROPENSITIES TO SAVE.

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  • Godwin Chukwudum Nwaobi, 2003. "Savings Mobilization Role Of Nigerian Commercial Banks:An Analytical Policy Study," Finance 0307011, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:wpa:wuwpfi:0307011
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    Keywords

    SAVINGS; FINANCIAL MARKET; COMMERCIAL BANKS; INFORMAL SECTOR; CAPITAL MARKET; INTEREST RATES; NIGERIA ECONOMY; MOBILIZATION;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
    • G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General
    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
    • N20 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - General, International, or Comparative

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