COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES AND CHANGES IN BANKING INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The name Bank is derived from the Italian word banco “desk/bench” used during the Renaissance by Florentine bankers, who used to make this transaction above a desk covered by a green tablecloth. However there are traces of banking activity even in ancient time. In fact, the word traces its origins back to the ancient Roman Empire, where money lenders would set up ...
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