Commercial Bank Credit and Sectoral Performance in Nigeria
This Policy Brief draws from a NISER Study on Commercial Bank Credit and Sectoral Performance in Nigeria.
The availability of investable funds through the credit system plays a vital role in financing economic projects and activities that would promote economic growth and development. This is because access to credit enhances the productive capacity of firms and enhances their growth potential (CBN, 2021). This policy brief draws from a NISER study that examined the impact of commercial bank credit on performance in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors of the Nigerian economy.