Sectoral Loans and Bank Performance in Nigeria (Published)
The study examined the effect of Sectoral loans on commercial banks performance in Nigeria using time series spanned data over a period, 1990-2018. Secondary data were sourced from the central bank of Nigeria statistical bulletin 2018. Hypotheses were formulated and tested using Augmented Dickey-Fuller, co-integration, and the error correction mechanism tests. Specifically, the sectors looked into in this study are Agriculture/forestry, manufacturing, and mining/Quary sector respectively, while interest rate was included as control variable. The result indicates that agriculture, manufacturing, and mining sectors have linear and insignificant effect on bank performance proxied by return on asset; while interest rate has negative effect on bank performance for the period under review. Furthermore, Johansen co-integration test result indicates the existence of four cointegrating long run relationship among variables selected in this study. It is proffered that Government should strengthen institutions that are charged with the responsibility of granting loans and advances to agriculture sector because of its associated benefit not only to the banks but the economy at large. The bank of industry (Boi) and the central bank of Nigeria should as a matter of urgency create enabling business environment for manufacturing companies to access cheap funds so as to enhance business growth and innovations. Interest rate for agriculture, manufacturing and mining sector should be reduced to a single digit so as to encourage these sectors to grow.
Keywords: Agricultural, Commercial Bank, Manufacturing, Mining, sectoral loans
The Industry 4.0 Factor Affecting The Service Quality of Commercial Banks in Dong Nai Province (Published)
Vietnam has favorable conditions for access to join the 4.0 industrial revolution (Industry 4.0). Vietnam has a young population structure, most of them live in rural areas but the level of education and access to new technology services by Vietnamese people is quite high compared to other countries in the world. The percentage of people using mobile phones is also high, with more than one mobile subscriber per capita. In that context, the banking service quality sector in general as well as the payment sector in particular has witnessed the strong impact from Industry 4.0, together with the introduction of a number of new technology applications. In the field of finance – banking (Fintech); Commercial banks have brought many opportunities and challenges for the banking industry, including payment operations in Vietnam. The study results showed that there were 200 staffs related to commercial banks who interviewed and answered about 9 questions. Data collected from July 2016 to July 2017 for the staffs of commercial banks in Dong Nai province. The paper had been analyzed KMO test, Cronbach’s Alpha and the result of KMO analysis which used for multiple regression analysis. Bank staffs’ responses measured through an adapted questionnaire on a 5-point Likert scale (Conventions: 1: Completely disagree, 2: Disagree, 3: Normal; 4: Agree; 5: completely agree). Hard copy and online questionnaire distributed among 50.000 the staffs of commercial banks in Vietnam. In addition, the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) results showed that there were two factors, which included of factors following: Industry 4.0 human resources (X1) and Industry 4.0 network security (X2) with significance level 5 percent. In addition, all of two components affecting the service quality of commercial banks with significance level 5 percent. The research results processed from SPSS 20.0 software.
Keywords: Commercial Bank, Industry 4.0, LHU, Service Quality
Recommendations Developing the Internet Banking Services Of Commercial Banks in Ho Chi Minh City (Published)
Over the past years, the banking and finance sector in Vietnam has seen strong changes. The scale and network of commercial banks have been expanded more quickly. The number of customers using internet banking services has also increased. Besides, the strong penetration of information and communication technologies into the finance and banking sector has recently created new hi-tech products and services such as payment services by Internet. The benefits of electronic banking are enormous thanks to fast, accurate and secure. Along with the trend of using ATM cards, in the last few years, Internet banking has been developed as a financial and banking channel for all types of individuals and businesses. Internet banking services are helping customers own financial resources anytime, anywhere. Moreover, the research results showed that there were 300 commercial bank customers who interviewed and answered about 14 questions. The Data collected from 05/06/2016 to 15/06/2017 in Ho Chi Minh City. The researcher had analyzed Cronbach’s alpha, KMO test, the result of KMO analysis used for multiple regression analysis. The research results were processed from SPSS 20.0 software. Finally, the researcher has recommendations supporting the sustainable development of internet banking services at commercial banks in Ho Chi Minh City.
Keywords: Banking, Commercial Bank, Internet, LHU, online
Voluntary Information Disclosure in the Annual Reports of Libyan’s Commercial Banks: A Longitudinal Analysis Approach (Published)
This study aims to measure the level of voluntary information disclosure in 54 annual reports of listed and unlisted Libyan’s commercial banks, over a six-year reporting period (2006-2011). It also examines if there has been any significant improvement in the levels of voluntary information disclosure provided in the annual reports, using a longitudinal analysis approach. To measure the voluntary disclosure level, this study develops a scoring sheet comprised of 63 voluntary information items and a dichotomous scoring method was applied. A longitudinal analysis shows that the extent of all five types of information disclosures is low, with an average of 38%, however there was an improvement in the general level of voluntary disclosure and its categories over a six-year period. In addition, it shows that the level of background information is the highest level of voluntary disclosures over the periods of the study and the level of corporate social information is the lowest level of voluntary disclosure in the annual reports of the study time periods. This research project is to help develop the existing disclosure literature in relation to the banking sector, which is currently sparse due to the limited empirical research studies on the extent of banking disclosure and its developments.
Keywords: Annual Reports, Commercial Bank, Libya., Voluntary Disclosure