CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Trade policy is defined as, a government's policy controlling foreign trade and the central objective of trade policy is to provide protection for domestic industries and reduce the perceived dependence on imports; a corollary to that objective was a desire to reduce the level of unemployment and generate more revenues from the non-oil sector. Non-oil export sector in Nigeria constitutes products of agriculture, industry and services that
of this study is to know how did Tatweer Company success in the extraction of oil and raw materials; determine the relationship between the government, the other oil extraction company with Tatweer, and what is Tatweer targeting in Bahrain’s field. In 1925 and on behalf of General Eastern Syndicate, Major Frank Holmes founded the first oil in Bahrain. After two years Major Holmes shifted the interest to Gulf Oil Corporation, and after one year it have been sold to Standard Oil of California
CHAPTER ONE OVERVIEW Nigeria, like many other African countries, was created from a multi-ethnic, socially and culturally diverse people, situated between the Equator and the tropic of cancer, its climate and vegetation can afford the growth of many tropical commodities such as cocoa, groundnuts, palm produce and rubber. Starting from a low technological base after political independence in 1960, the country embarked on the arduous task of building a state with one identity by integrating the different
1. Executive summary: The main purpose of the following report is to provide information about the profile of The Bolivarian Republican of Venezuela; in order to study the current situation of the country for further investigations in the future that may help to understand the opportunities and risk involve in importing and opening new markets in Venezuela. The analysis includes reviews and an extensive research about: First the geography and global information to introduce the country; second
natural gas prices using cointegration technique Dr Salman Saif Ghouri Abstract This paper uses Augmented Dickey-Fuller and Phillips-Perron technique for determining whether individual crude oil prices (West Texas Intermediate, Brent, Japan crude cocktail) and natural gas prices- Henry Hub (HH), National Balancing Point (NBP), European and Japanese liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices are stationary or non-stationary. It then applies Johansen and Juselius cointegration technique for establishing long-run
What happened in the country during colonization? The British empire began invading Nigeria, by creating conflicts between diverse ethnic groups to intentionally break down the group into insignificant clusters that had little, or no impact on the country’s legislative branch. The implemented strategy is known as the divide and rule policy, which assisted to prevent any united opposition against Britain. Later, the British government gained control over the Royal Niger Company’s territories and
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study 1.2 Statement of the problem 1.3 Objectives of the study 1.4 Research Question 1.5 Research Hypothesis 1.6 Significance of the study 1.7 Scope of the study 1.8 Organization of the study 1.9 Definition of terms. CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Theoretical framework 2.2 Concept of monetary policy 2.3 Instrument of monetary policy 2.4 Monetary policy
How does the presence of three different sectarian groups (Christian, Sunni, Shiite) affect the political, economic, and social stability of a nation is an interdisciplinary research question because it seeks to understand the relationship between the economics and its key insights while examining the political environment can led to conflict and how that conflict was exacerbated by the involvement of many different cultural sects. Analyzing the case of Lebanon requires an interdisciplinary approach
The 1900s was a time when developed nations flourished through the exploitation of the global south, creating a structure that places developed nations as the key players of the world. Although colonialism came to an end just after the Second World War, it gave birth to a new system called neoliberalism, which encompasses a new form of colonialism. This saw the introduction of transnational institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Trade Organization (WTO), and the World Bank
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Dividend policy is the decision for the firm to pay out earnings verses retaining and reinvesting them. Dividend decision has remained one of the tough challenges for financial economists. We are yet to understand completely the factors that influence dividend decision and the manner in which these factors interact. From the practitioner’s viewpoint dividend policy of a firm has an implication for investors, managers, lenders and other stakeholders. For investors, dividends