A Critical Assessment Of The Survival Strategies Of Deposit Money Banks In A Depressed Economy With Special Reference To The First Bank Of Nigeria Plc

TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT Banking is in the midst of change that has arisen due to economic depression. As government seek to improve economic efficiency and better allocation of resources to solve the problem of economic depression, policy makers are shifting towards openness, competitiveness and market discipline.  In response to the developments, Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria engaged in financial sanitizing, management strengthening, corporate refocusing, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), mergers and acquisitions in order to survive the depressed economy. This whole process is calle…