Leaveraging Foreign Direct Investment In Nigeria Through International Securitization
Journal: International Journal of Economics and Financial Research (Vol.1, No. 5)Publication Date: 2015-08-15
Authors : Uche B. Onwe;
Page : 76-84
Keywords : : Leaveraging; FDI; Securitization; EIM; Correlation Analysis; Investment.;
Abstract
The quest for economic development and growth cannot be achieved in isolation. There is need for assessing capital for productive uses. Such capital cannot be sourced from domestic markets only, hence the need for the international capital market (ICM). Nigeria particularly has experienced gaps in the desired investment and locally mobilized savings; between foreign exchange requirements and foreign exchange earnings; and between target revenue and locally raised revenue. The major objective of this study is to ascertain the operations of the ICM and its effect on foreign private investment. The objectives could be tested and empirically investigated using the multiple regression model and correlation analysis. Data is gotten through both primary and secondary sources. Information from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin of various issues secondary data. The paper recommended that government should provide enabling environment for a stable, virile and predictable macroeconomic variables attractive for investment purposes; government should also provide genuine information to foreign investors and enterprises with respect to scope of investment opportunities in the country.
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