TY - BOOK AU - Ekezie, E. S. TI - The element of banking: money, financial institutions and markets. SN - 9871753382 AV - HG1601.E2 PY - 1997/// CY - Nigeria PB - Africana KW - Banking N1 - Contents: The Nigerian finanical system: an overview -- The Evolution of money -- Function and attributes of money -- Money: from tangible to intangible -- The Evolution of a unified money system -- The Development of banking system -- Central banking -- The Central bank of Nigeria -- The Operations of the Central Bank of Nigeria I & II -- Commercial banking in Nigeria -- Functions of commerical banks -- The Balance sheet of a commercial bank -- Merchant banking -- Other financial institutions and funds -- Monetary policy in Nigeria -- The Nigerian financial market -- Foregin exchange policy and management in Nigeria -- Appendix1: Banks and other finanical institutions decree No.25 -- Appendix II: Central Bank of Nigeria decree 1991: Decree No.24 -- Appendix III: CBN monetary and credit policy guidelines for 1993 fiscal year (monetary policy circular No. 27). ER -