IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (IJEFM )

E-ISSN 2545-5966
P-ISSN 2695-1932
VOL. 8 NO. 7 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijefm.v8.no7.2023.pg27.40

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Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Development of Nigerian Economy

David Johnny Ekanem, Etim Osim Etim, Raymond Ekwere Enang, Uduak Jackson Ekanem

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Abstract

This study centered on effect of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on economic development of Nigerian economy. The main objective of this study was to assess the effect of exchange rate on economic development of Nigerian economy; and to examine the effect of interest rate on economic development of Nigerian economy. Ex-facto research design was used in the study as the researcher relied heavily on secondary data that covered 31 years period (1990-20201). The formulated null hypotheses were analyzed using simple linear regression. Results from the study showed that exchange rate has a significant effect on economic development of Nigerian economy (R

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