19JAN21 - MUST READ GLOBAL BUSINESS NEWS

AUSTRALASIA

• US asks Australia to scrap proposed laws to make Facebook, Google pay for news
• ByteDance launches Douyin Pay, its mobile payment service for China
• Hong Kong unemployment rises to highest level since 2004
• Japan business lobby says blanket pay rises 'unrealistic' amid pandemic pain
• China top financial watchdog blasts 'state monopoly' accusation
• Silkroad Nickel teams up with Ganfeng Lithium to tap growing electric vehicle industry
• Laid off during crisis, she went on to found a company worth S$8m

SOUTH ASIA

• Government set to amend LLP Act; seeks comments on panel's
• Salesforce’s 1st India bet is a Hyderabad startup
• Economic activity tentatively returning to pre-Covid levels: Icra
• The sign board on India’s export gates reads as ‘beware of rule 96(10)’
• Global value chains: The elephant in the room you cannot ignore
• Apple in trouble for not banning Telegram: Lawsuit points at how Telegram could be ‘equally dangerous’

PRIME MERIDIAN

• Business opportunities aplenty in Africa: SBF
• Brexit export EU costs a 'nasty shock' for small business owners
• Lockdown: How Business Is Coping
• Big businesses told to speed up payments to small suppliers
• Shot in the Arm for 'Great Green Wall' Initiative
• Tech Hubs in Africa a Strong Alternative to Universities - Study
• Africa: Uganda's Social Media Battleground Is Not Just an African Trend
• Africa: Can Crypto-Currency Compete With Gold?

NORTH AMERICA

• IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index: News & Analysis
• IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index: Overall
• 82% of Small Business Owners Ready for Digital Payments
• Small Business Statistics