Bank Privatization and Performance : Empirical Evidence from Nigeria

The authors assess the effect of privatization on performance in a panel of Nigerian banks for the period 1990-2001. They find evidence of performance improvement in nine banks that were privatized, which is remarkable given the inhospitable environment for true financial intermediation. Their resul...

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Main Authors: Beck, Thorsten, Cull, Robert, Jerome, Afeikhena
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/02/5634119/bank-privatization-performance-emprical-evidence-nigeria
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8915

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