Determinants of Private Investment Performance in Ethiopia
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2023
Pages:
57-67
Received:
3 March 2023
Accepted:
7 July 2023
Published:
20 July 2023
Abstract: This study was conducted with the main objective of investigating and analyzing factors that determine private investment performance in Ethiopia. Study may give valuable information to the stakeholders in the Investment arena including the government, investors and general public. The study may clearly show the prospects for the investment activity. Moreover, the study explains determinants of private Investment performance in Ethiopia. 27- Years secondary data (i.e. from 1992 to 2018) was collected from various national and international institutions for example EIC NBE, MOFED, and WB. Then, ARDL regressions model was applied after the data sets were transformed to natural log form and, to account for inherent problems of time series data, different tests such as correlation, autocorrelation tests, Hetroscedasticity, multicolinarity and stationarity test ware made for. The regression results show that Growth GDP, and access to Domestic credit have significant positive effect on private investment, while Trade openness external debt, and real effective exchange have significant negative effect on performance of private investment under the study period. Hence, to promote the performance of private sector in the country, it is essential to take measures that can improve real income of people, and make trade liberalization and institutions that are crucial to attract private investment. Besides, strengthen financial institutions to provide sufficient financial resource to private investors.
Abstract: This study was conducted with the main objective of investigating and analyzing factors that determine private investment performance in Ethiopia. Study may give valuable information to the stakeholders in the Investment arena including the government, investors and general public. The study may clearly show the prospects for the investment activit...
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The Effect of Credit Risk Management on Financial Institutions in Sierra Leone
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2023
Pages:
79-88
Received:
5 June 2023
Accepted:
28 June 2023
Published:
17 August 2023
Abstract: The aim of study is to examine the effect of credit risk management on the performance of financial institutions in Sierra Leone: A case study of Sierra Leone commercial bank Makeni branch. The study specific objectives were; examine the factors influencing credit performance, effects of credit risk management on the performance and the ways of credit risk management on the performance of the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SL) Limited. In carrying out the research study, the researcher used qualitative method. A descriptive research designed is used in conducting the findings. Purposive sampling technique is used in order to obtain data from the respondents. The target population of the study is 20 while the sample size is 6 respondents. The findings revealed that (67%) of respondents agreed that internal factors greatly influence loan performance while (33%) of participants agreed that external factors are those that influence the performance of Sierra Leone commercial Bank, Makeni Branch. The research implies that the following internal factors like capital adequacy, credit risk, management efficiency, liquidity management and poor location of the institution have great impact in terms of influencing the daily activities of the institution. The institution has absolute control over such factors either in decision making process or any other action they may wish to take over in the institution while the following external factors like inflation rate, interest rate, loan size, loan policies and savings rate that affects the operation of the institution. The reason being external factors are those factors which the institution has little or no control over of in terms of it operational activities. The research also revealed the effect of credit risk like reducing operation costs, causes of economic down turn, it affect changes in interest rate and it reduces profit and loss account at Sierra Leone commercial Bank Makeni Branch. The study recommends that Sierra Leone commercial bank Makeni branch should establish a department of risk management that will enable them to minimize or control their credit risks and also should make diversification in the credit facilities in order to reduce the credit risk.
Abstract: The aim of study is to examine the effect of credit risk management on the performance of financial institutions in Sierra Leone: A case study of Sierra Leone commercial bank Makeni branch. The study specific objectives were; examine the factors influencing credit performance, effects of credit risk management on the performance and the ways of cre...
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