NATIONAL AND REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT BANKS
AND
THEIR IMPACT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
APRIL 3, 2011
Financial Sector
An economy’s financial markets are critical to its overall growth and development. Banking systems and stock markets enhance growth and are considered the main factor in poverty reduction. Strong financial systems provide reliable and accessible information that lowers transaction costs, which in turn bolsters resource allocation and economic growth. Development Banks are one such member of the financial institutions that can affect growth and development of a country and the regions within its sphere of influence if it provides the accessibility, stability, and efficiency in financial resource allocation to deficit
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2. It is a specialized financial institution which provides medium term and long-term lending facilities. 3. It is a multipurpose financial institution. Besides providing financial help it undertakes promotional activities also. It helps an enterprise from its planning to operational level. 4. The objective of these banks is to serve public interest rather than earning profits. 5. Development banks react to the socio-economic needs of development 6. The role of a development Bank is of a Gap Filler. When assistance from other sources is not sufficient then this channel helps. It does not compete with normal channel of finance. 7. Development banks primarily aim to accelerate the rate of growth. It helps industrialization specific and economic development in general
Principal Source of Funds for Development Banks (Resources Available) Most Development Banks including the Caribbean Development Banks source of funds are of two kinds: ordinary operations and special operations. Ordinary operations are financed from share capital, the proceeds of loans raised in capital markets or borrowed or otherwise acquired by e.g. CDB for inclusion in its Ordinary Capital Resources (OCR) and its ordinary reserves.
Regionally, CDB special operations are financed from the Special Development Fund (SDF) (see Appendix C) and
Economic Development: Growth is associated with structural, social change and change in the important institutions of the economy.
Banks are institutions in which people put their money for safekeeping, to save, to use to pay their bills, or to earn interest on. Banks are allowed to use that money to make loans and earn interest for the bank's’ owners. Different types of banks offer different types of services. For example, commercial banks originally just served businesses, and savings banks and credit unions were used by individuals, especially those who couldn’t qualify for loans at regular banks. This is no longer the case. Although commercial banks and thrift institutions used to serve different purposes, today they all offer many of the same types of services including bank accounts, loans, credit, certificates of deposits (CDs), and much more.
The overall development of an economy is a major factor that has significant impacts on the development of the economy's financial markets. Since well-functioning financial systems offer good and easily accessible information, they lower the costs of transaction. This in turn enhances resource allocation and strengthens economic growth. The financial services industry consists of various systems such as stock markets and banking systems that enhance growth and help in poverty reduction. However, commercial banks tend to dominate the financial system during low levels of economic development while stock markets become more active and effective during periods of high levels of economic development ("Financial Sector", n.d.). The other important systems in the financial services industry include sound macroeconomic policies, shareholder protection, and good legal systems.
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The history of development bank of Ethiopia goes back to 1909 when the first attempts of its kind known as the societe narionale d’ ethiopie pour le development de l’ agriculture et de commerce (the society for the promotion of agriculture and trade) was established in the menelik II era. Since then the bank has taken different names at different times although its mission and business purpose has not undergone significant changes except for occasional adjustment that were necessitated by change in economic development policies of the country. For example, in 1975 when the socialism regime nationalized all the privately owned banks, the development bank of Ethiopia was merged with the investment bank to form the agricultural and industrial development banks. After that it was renamed to development bank of Ethiopia. It is established to spur the national development agenda. The bank’s focal point is the provision of customer focused lending to viable projects in line with government priority areas by mobilizing fund from domestic and foreign sources while ensuring its organizational
Banks are the most significant players in the Indian financial market. They are the biggest purveyors of credit, and they also attract most of the savings from the population. Dominated by public sector, the banking industry has so far acted as an efficient partner in the growth and the development of the country. Driven by the socialist ideologies and the welfare state concept, public sector banks have long been the supporters of agriculture and other priority sectors. They act as crucial channels of the government in its efforts to ensure equitable economic development.
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