Khat Marketing and Its Export Performance in the Ethiopian Economy
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 4, August 2020
Pages:
90-97
Received:
18 March 2020
Accepted:
2 April 2020
Published:
27 August 2020
Abstract: The major aims of this paper were to assess Khat marketing and its export performance in the Ethiopian economy. The study used secondary data collected from different organizations. The data were analysed using both descriptive and econometric methods. The descriptive study showed that the crop has crucial importance for the economy as a whole and the producers. The crop can also be cultivated by mixing with other crops and the production varies from region to region. The production is expanding rapidly in some regions of the country due to the high-income elasticity of plants than another crop. On the other hand, the plant seen as socially undesirable in some parts of the country due to its social ill. And also, the crop has several adverse effects on both social and socioeconomic factors of a country. As a result, the different country attempted to impose restrictions. On the other hand, econometric analysis result found that per capita income of importing country and real effective exchange rate are the most important factors which significantly affect Khat export in the long run in Ethiopia. Finally, the study recommended that there should be an appropriate policy towards the restrictions of further Khat expansion because it harbours considerable social and economic risks to the country.
Abstract: The major aims of this paper were to assess Khat marketing and its export performance in the Ethiopian economy. The study used secondary data collected from different organizations. The data were analysed using both descriptive and econometric methods. The descriptive study showed that the crop has crucial importance for the economy as a whole and ...
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M-Banking: The Transaction Revolution in Bangladesh
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 4, August 2020
Pages:
98-107
Received:
19 April 2020
Accepted:
22 May 2020
Published:
27 August 2020
Abstract: Bangladesh is a developing country where mobile network operators had been started from 1993 through AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone Service) and later on CDMA (Code-Division Multiple Access) technology was introduced and mobile banking facilities were started clearly under a guideline of the central bank of Bangladesh on ‘Mobile Financial Services for Banks’ in September 2011. Though m-banking is a newer service in the country meanwhile it has got very popularity within a short time due to inadequate traditional banking facilities. In this study, mobile banking of Bangladesh has been emphasized on some transactional usages and with a new concept. There are many villages in Bangladesh where no financial institution exists physically for financial transactions yet. Through this study, the researcher also found that many villages are very far away from the bank area. But people who have no bank accounts are now habituated with mobile banking facilities and happy with the services. Since some financial institutions are allowing their subscribers (mobile banking account holders) to use ATM facilities for cash withdrawal, so the m-banking is being popular in the village, semi-urban, urban, and city areas. The subscribers are being accustomed to mobile banking services and the users are also increasing tremendously with time.
Abstract: Bangladesh is a developing country where mobile network operators had been started from 1993 through AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone Service) and later on CDMA (Code-Division Multiple Access) technology was introduced and mobile banking facilities were started clearly under a guideline of the central bank of Bangladesh on ‘Mobile Financial Services for...
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