April 2012

An assessment of the contribution of marine insurance to the development of insurance markets in Nigeria

  This paper examines the contribution of marine insurance to the development of Nigerian insurance market in the period 1984 to 2006. It is not intended to extend the study to other countries of the world, but mainly to Nigeria where the public opinion has been that insurance is of no benefit to the economic well being of the people. Research was conducted in the Nigerian Insurance Market, Central Bank of...

Author(s):   Nwokoro I. A. and Ndikom Obed B. C.  

April 2012

Is trading in used computers creating a digital dump? Reflections from tertiary institutions in Ghana

  The proliferation of computers has made them more accessible, yet there are many more who cannot afford them, and this seems to have created a digital divide which touches economies and threatens to slow progress towards an all-inclusive information society. The divide in the developed world appears much less severe due partly to higher income levels. However, in developing countries the situation is more...

Author(s):   Martin Oteng-Ababio