Bank privatization and performance - emprical evidence from Nigeria, Vol. 1 of 1

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Bank privatization and performance - emprical evidence from Nigeria

Author:	Beck, Thorsten; Cull, Robert; Jerome, Afeikhena;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 3511
Country:	Nigeria;	Date Stored:	2005/03/02
Document Date:	2005/02/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	Africa
Report Number:	WPS3511	SubTopics:	International Terrorism & Counterterrorism; Financial Crisis Management & Restructuring; Payment Systems & Infrastructure; Economic Theory & Research; Banks & Banking Reform; Municipal Financial Management; Financial Intermediation
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: The authors assess the effect of privatization on performance in a panel of Nigerian banks for the period 1990-2001. They find evidence of performance improvement in nine banks that were privatized, which is remarkable given the inhospitable environment for true financial intermediation. Their results also suggest negative effects of the continuing minority government ownership on the performance of many Nigerian banks. The authors' results complement aggregate indications of decreasing financial intermediation over the 1990s. Banks that focused on investment in government bonds and non-lending activities enjoyed a relatively higher performance.


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