22JAN21 - MUST READ BIZ NEWS

"INFORMED INSTEAD OPINIONATED"

AUSTRALASIA

• Google, Facebook: Senate inquiry kicks off into news bargaining code
• Bitcoin falls more than 10 per cent with investors nervous about a regulatory clampdown in the US
• ​Businesses crippled by COVID-19 lockdowns could join class action to fight denied insurance claims
• Perth-based sugar-free ice cream business Denada grows into massive success
• Singapore to build ecosystem of venture studios: DPM Heng
• Daily Debrief: What Happened Today
• Coronavirus pummels technology-illiterate Filipino entrepreneurs
• Fostering demand

SOUTH ASIA

• How ‘purpose-driven digital’ can help customers during the pandemic
• Budget 2021 Updates: Demand recovery, investment boost, tax reliefs on India Inc's wish list
• FY22 Budget should prioritise tax reforms: Arvind Virmani, former Chief Economic Advisor
• Invest in a very defensive manner but take educated risk
• ​Economy showing signs of a turnaround

PRIME MERIDIAN

• Nigerians Pay One of World's Highest 'Implicit Tax Rates' - Adesina
• Nigeria: An Entrepreneurial Partnership
• Africa: Kenya Tops Continent By a Mile in Internet Penetration
• African Development Bank, European Investment Bank Sign Joint Partnership Action Plan to Fast-Track Development in Africa
• New fintech firm launches Dubai banking services targeting SMEs
• ​Too early to say when COVID-19 lockdown will end, UK PM Johnson says
• ​Lebanon extends total lockdown until February 8
• ​Thinking Of Leaving Your Job? Here Are The Steps You Need To Take Before You Quit
• Economic Influence: When a brand’s budgets have been rationalised, what should they invest in?

NORTH AMERICA

• ​Big Brands Posing as Ghost Restaurants on Delivery Apps
• Upwork Launches Project Catalog​