IMPACT OF MONEY SUPPLY ON THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA

In every country of the world, exchange rate level is the paramount target of economic policy targeting. In other words, exchange rate policy should be geared towards the attainment of long-term equilibrium rate, so as to achieve certain macro-economic objectives e.g. balance of payments equilibrium, through proper management of the Nigerian exchange rate policy. The country started operating the floating exchange rate system in 1986 after the introduction of SAP. It was expected that the country experience development but the reverse was the case because the country suffered consistent hopeless development situation as her naira depreciates often against other foreign currencies, especially the dollars which was universally accepted as the global medium of exchange. Before the floating system was introduced, $1=NO.89 but after that in 1966 we have $1=N22.05 and even today we have $1=N150.7 .This is quite disheartening, regardless of the effort of the government of Nigeria through the activities of the regulatory body such as the establishment of second tier foreign exchange market (SFEM) in 1986 and interbank foreign exchange market (IFEM) in 1989 and currently the foreign exchange market (AFEM) in 1995.

Nowadays, economic growth and stability is the goal that governments aim to achieve. There are two main ways to achieve this purpose: fiscal policy and monetary policy. Monetary policy is a kind of macroeconomic policy lead by the central bank. Expansionary monetary policies can help boost the economy but it will cause inflation. There are two approaches to control money supply; there are price and quantity. Price represents interest rates and quantity means amount of money quantity. After financial crisis, U.S. interest rates already reached a low point. As a result, the only effective way to boost the economy was by increasing money supply. In other words, the U.S. government would printed money and bought bonds in the open market. New funds would entered the open market to boost economy, that is called “Quantitative Easing” monetary. Concern the U.S. dollar was the most powerful currency in the world, U.S. monetary policy could affect the whole world.

This paper will discuss the goal of monetary policy and its impact on the performance of the economy as it relates to such factors as inflation, financial yield, and business. Monetary policy affects all kinds of monetary and financial decisions individuals make in this nation, whether to get a loan to purchase another house or car or to start up a company, whether to expand a business and whether to place savings in a bank, in bonds, or in the stock market. Furthermore, because the U.S. is the largest economy in the world, its monetary policy also has significant monetary and financial effects on other countries.

The financial crisis in the early 2000’s has raised questions on the linkage between the monetary policy and the financial markets. This document will analyze the impact of a country’s net balance of payments on the exchange rate of the country’s currency. An analysis of the impact of a country’s net level of interest rates and nominal inflation rate on the country’s exchanged rate will also be reviewed. In addition, a review of the growth in a country’s Gross National Product will be analyzed to determine if there is any relationship to a country’s trade deficits. Finally, a recommendation will be presented on how monetary policies could be employed in the future.

This essay will explain and illustrates the key mechanism behind the money multiplier and explore how monetary authorities can influence its size and affect the money supply in the economy. Firstly, an introduction on money measure will be presented. Secondly, the mechanism behind money multiplier will be presented by using equations to explain the cyclical changes in the multiple factor. Thirdly, the examination of the money multiplier in the current economic climate will be put forward. Fourthly, an explanation on the open market operation, discount window and the reserve ratio will be presented to convey the influence in the size of money supply. Finally, this essay will conclude with an overview of the essay.

This paper will address the how the monetary policy has an impact on the factors of macroeconomics, such as gross domestic product (GDP), interest rates, inflation, and unemployment. According to the Federal Reserve, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee shall maintain long run growth of the monetary and credit aggregates commensurate with the economy 's long run potential to increase production, so as to promote effectively the goals of maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates.

It is against this background, that besides the introduction other parts of the paper are structured as follows. Next to the introduction, the paper takes a look at the structure and development of the Nigerian financial system before explaining the role of the financial system in the Nigerian economy. Next to this is the section that addresses the history of banking reforms in Nigeria and the nature of the reforms. The last part concludes the paper after a critical look at development implications of banking sector reforms.

This paper will discuss what exactly inflation is, what its effects on an economy are, and what the root causes of inflation are. Rampant inflation is very damaging to an economy and can have long lasting effects on the country and the World financial markets. Because of globalization the world is more interconnected than ever and in turn no economy is fully insulated from disruptions to the global markets. The difference between inflation and hyperinflation is also discussed. As the title states, inflations damaging effects on saving and the economy in general will be the primary focus of this paper. Also discussed is the damaging social impact of inflation on quality of life and political stability can be greatly affected by rampant inflation. How a government can grow their economy sustainably without the damaging effects of rampant inflation is focused on before the conclusion of this paper.

The diversity of the country’s export base has been eroded by focus on hydrocarbon activities, however limited growth in the non-oil sector has helped diversify the economy during the past decade. Agriculture remains relevant as main source of employment. In the 1990’s, uncontrolled debt levels, debt restructuring, failure to meet payment deadlines and write-offs damaged Nigeria’s a reputation. Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1999, after independence from Great Britain in 1960 was followed by years of military rule. (Nigerian Government, 2015).

AMINU (2012) investigated the relationship between unemployment and inflation in Nigeria economy between 1977 and 2009. The results indicate that inflation had a negative impact on unemployment. The causality test reveals that there is no causation between unemployment and inflation in Nigeria during the period of study and a long-run relationship exists between them as confirmed by the co- integration test.

There has been a number of banking reforms in Nigeria with varying attendant effects. However, the effect of the current reform originating from the conspicuous effect of the economic meltdown has become of great concern. While the reform of 2004 cannot be exonerated from its attendant casualties of job loss among others, the current reforms seems to have raised some dust. Following the financial stringencies in the economy and the role of banks in a depressed economy, the CBN governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on August 14, 2009 relieved some banks’ CEOs of their duties for wrong exercise of executive responsibility.

Speaking at a press conference in Lagos recently, the President of NECA, Mr. Larry Ettah, argued that the current monetary policy tools have not been effective in reducing inflation in Nigeria, given that the country’s inflation has mostly been driven by currency devaluation, food

The major determinants of money supply being the size of monetary base and the components that determines the money multipliers, such as income level, deposit rate, various interest rate, liquidity preferences of the people, the theory suggests that the NRB’s policy has been a steady growth money supply which is reflected in the publication, the Periodic Economic Planning, of the planning commission and the Economic Review published by NRB. According to Thapa (1997), the highest growth was recorded in 1960, and the lowest growth was recorded in 1971. In 1960, the M1 and M2 monetary aggregates grew by 40.9% and reserve money (monetary base) grew by 48.8%. In 1971, the growth of M1 was 3.9% while reserve money declined by almost 1%.

Furthermore, banks act as a conduit for the transmission of monetary policy. They provide a veritable platform when it comes to the implementation of monetary, credit, foreign exchange, and other financial sector policies of the government. Among other things, monetary policy is designed to influence the cost and availability of loanable funds with a view to promoting non-inflationary growth. The instruments available to the Central Bank to achieve this include open market operations (OMO), the cash reserve ratio (CRR), liquidity ratio (LR) and of course, moral suasion. The capacity of the banking industry to perform these functions effectively is, to a large extent, determined by the financial health of the individual institutions themselves and soundness and viability of the industry as a whole. For instance, where the majority of banks are adjudged to be weak and unhealthy, that will impair the ability of the industry to lubricate economic growth and vice versa. Against this background, the objective of this presentation is to examine the extent to which the banking industry has helped to stimulate economic activities in Nigeria and what the prognosis looks like in the post-consolidation era, come January 2006.

Changes in oil costs and the degrading of the Naira (Nigeria currency) have had a noteworthy effect on the