Bank of Industry

  • During the 2005 commissioning of SMEDAN headquarters in Abuja, then-president Olusegun Obasanjo called on CBN to ensure optimal functioning of SMIEIS and other SME-friendly banks like the Bank of Industry (BOI) and Nigerian Agricultural Cooperative & Rural Development Bank (NACRDB). Subsequent reforms in the banking sector, which was expected to boost performance of SMEs in…

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  •   CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 AN OVERVIEW OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES (SMEs) SMEs stimulate economic development by facilitating productive activities in different sectors of the economy. It increases National Income (NI) and enables equitable distribution of wealth through employment, industrial linkages, export promotion and value creation for investors, customers and stakeholders, including the…

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