CHAPTER ONE: Introduction

1.1       Background to the study

1.2       Statement of the problem

1.3       Research questions

1.4       Justification for study

1.5       Objective of the study

1.6       Research hypothesis

1.7       Scope of the study

1.8       Sources of data and methodology

1.9       Limitation of the study

CHAPTER TWO: Conceptual and Theoretical framework

2.1       Definition of commercial banks and historical development

2.1.1    Historical development of commercial banks

2.1.2    Importance of commercial banks

2.1.3    Properties and characteristics of commercial banks

2.1.4    Objectives of commercial banks

2.2       The role of banks in supporting international trade

2.2.1    Measuring bank-intermediated trade finance

2.2.2    Method of payment in international trade

2.2.3    Different financial instruments used in settlement

2.3       Empirical review

CHAPTER THREE: Research methodology

3.1       Introduction

3.2       Research design

3.3       Sources of data

3.4       Method of data analysis

3.5       Model specification

3.6       Decision criteria

CHAPTER FOUR: Analysis and Presentation of Results

4.1       Re-statement of Model (1) used

4.2       Interpretation of results

4.3       Re-statement of Model (2) used

4.4       Interpretation of results

CHAPTER FIVE: Summary of findings, conclusion and recommendations

5.1 Summary of findings

5.2 Conclusion

5.3 Recommendation

References

Appendix: Data Table

The commercial banks have developed in many aspects. In the practical performance of banks function, this was a limited activity in service banks and commercial processes. Later, it came to they possess financial power and ability to create commercial loans of various type. Banks play a critical role in facilitating international trade by guaranteeing international payments and thereby reducing the risk of trade transactions. This paper employs banking and economic indicators data from CBN statistical bulletin and World economic fact from a period of 1991-2012.  A regressional model was formulated to analyse it impact of commercial banks towards international trade finance by using two model. Model 1 depict an indirect relationship between gross domestic product (GDP), private loan (PL) and interest rate (int) to export trade volume while a direct relationship between Exchange rate (Exc) and Short-term letter of credit (SLC) to export as well. Model 2 shows exchange rate (Exc) and interest rate (int) a negative impact on import value of goods and services Nigeria, while the impact of gross domestic product (gdp), private loan (pl) and Short-term letter of credit (SLC) exert a positive effect. Thus, the impact of commercial banks shows a positive to international trade on the part of short term letter of credit granted to exporter and importer as well.