20JAN21 - MUST READ GLOBAL BIZ NEWS

"informed instead opinionated"

​AUSTRALASIA

• ​Laid off during crisis, she went on to found a company worth S$8m
• Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City are top Asean picks for Asia-Pacific property investors: survey
• BT Money Hacks: Protecting your digital financial assets (Ep 88)
• Why spotting "hidden influencers" at work matters

SOUTH ASIA

• Budget 2021 must fix a broken labour market to boost demand
• ​Government startup council taps big names
• Amazon project to boost exports
• Most major economies are shrinking. Not China’s
• India seen contributing 15% of global growth by FY26

PRIME MERIDIAN

• ​A quarter of a million small businesses could GO BUST this year, trade body warns as it calls for more government support in latest lockdown
• Would you start a business now? Appetite for entrepreneurship remains strong - but some still think it's best to wait for more stable times
• The 16-year old schoolboy from Kent who built up an Instagram business - and turned over £25k - after his GCSEs were cancelled during the pandemic
• 'My only regret is why I didn't do it sooner': How lockdown is a chance to change your life for ever
• Africa Free Trade Agreement - President Adesina Receives Award for Strong Leadership and Support
• Africa: UK-Africa Trade - What Will Brexit Change?

NORTH AMERICA

• ​13 Small-Cap Stocks Are Poised To Be The Next Big Caps
• Rally Quickly Turns 7 Penny Stocks Into Billion-Dollar Companies
• U.S. small business borrowing rises: PayNet
• Mobile payment startup Square plans sale as losses widen: WSJ
• 82% of Small Business Owners Ready for Digital Payments