Aims: This study is purposed on informing future trade policy decisions on how the fresh pineapple export industry of Ghana can be revitalized following declines in both volumes and value of exports since the year 2004. To achieve this, effort is made to identify and assess the m...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/10773
Based on the study of profitability and risk management capability index of commercial banks, this paper establishes a coupling model for profitability and risk management capability of commercial banks and conducts an empirical research based on data contained in 2012 annual rep...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/11164
The need to promote and sustain a virile economy has continued to be a major concern of most governments worldwide, including Nigeria. The reason for this is not farfetched. For instance, a developed economy offers prospects for increased employment, greater efficiency and improv...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/11091
Namibia became independent in 1990. Since then, the democratic government has pursued various development policy tools to empower Namibians economically. The 4th National Development Plan identified four strategic economic growth enhancing activities, namely agriculture, manufact...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/9299
Aims: Market studies indicate that Hong Kong consumers are affluent and generally live a trendy, refined lifestyle. As such, besides traditional food markets, Hong Kong’s free market economy has spawned various forms of food retailers, such as supermarkets, fast foods chains and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/11311
The paper examines the nexus between corruption, governance and public spending and their aggregate effects on economic growth in Nigeria. It maintains that corruption is one scourge and social malaise that militates against good governance, using public spending as one of its co...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/10531
Aims: The objective of this study was to assess the current state of continuous auditing in the state departments in Kenya and to adapt a framework to implement continuous auditing by the Public Sector Audit Organization. Study Design: Adoption of existing model and survey using...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/10123
The fact that Nigerian economy has experienced some setbacks over the last four decades despite the growth of public expenditure cannot be overemphasized. This study thus investigates the incessant rises in government expenditure and the implications of deficit financing on Niger...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/10618
It is a challenge for most developing countries, especially in Africa, to mobilize domestically enough capital to meet their extensive investment needs because of two main reasons: the undeveloped nature of their financial system and the low rate of access of households to basic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/10588
The study aims at evaluating service quality of Mobily and STC; the main providers of telecommunication services in Saudi Arabia. The study uses the five quality dimensions introduced by [1]; assurance, empathy, reliability, responsiveness and tangibles. For this purpose, 300 que...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/10516