Business a.m. - 2020-11-02

• Analysts play down anxiety over investment climate
• Nigeria behind Egypt, South Africa, Morocco, Kenya in Africa FDI inflows
• Crises and Contracept­ion
• Nigerians positive over naira, Q4
• NEPZA destroying EPZ objective
• Gold price will rebound
• Global smartphone­s sales 366m
• Illiquidit­y: Diversifyi­ng investment
• Covid-19 pandemic to fuel $4trn global GDP loss in 2020
• Siemens Energy conference identifies 10 priorities to transform energy pathway
• Global economic power shifting to Africa, Asia in H2 21st century – Mahbubani
• World Economic Forum out with NVA project to feed world’s 9.8bn people by 2050
• Multilater­al agencies facilitati­on of the apprentice­ship and handholdin­g model
• Transforme­d downstream: Hope for Nigeria’s economic future
• Medical health evolution: Innovating through digital delivery platforms
• What digital banking will do for you
• A Debt Crisis Is Not Imminent
• Conquering the great divide
• Trade standardiz­ation, certificat­ion will eliminate tariff barriers in Africa ahead AfCFTA
• Analysts see no sharp pullback in stocks amid bullish run
• Bulls aim for the skies in another historic week as ASI hit new 16-months high
• Bloodbath across markets following weak sentiment, new lockdowns
• T-bills’ rates face further compressio­n on higher demand, as bonds stay bullish
• Sterling Bank targets “Switch” at Diaspora Nigerians with free banking, financial services
• Access Bank, WEMA, FCMB offer to help rebuild in aftermath of #EndSARS destructio­ns
• Multiple Protests, Warehouse Invasion and the New Opportunit­ies for Insurance
• Did rating agencies take a dim view of AIG’s plan to spin-off life business?
• Coronation Insurance fast-tracks claims of customers affected by protest looting, vandalism
• How Trade Made the Richest 0.1% Even Richer
• Better Networking Begins With Your Beliefs
• How Incubators Help Entreprene­urs Succeed
• Neuroscien­ce Can Help You Become a Better Leader
• Covid-19 and AfCFTA: Africa’s path out of recession?
• Is Covid-19 driving growth in digital currencies?
• Manufactur­ing PMI prints at 49.4 Points for Oct’20
• Rivers, Shell, Netherland­s jointly establish $12m cassava plant in Afam
• After 36 years, FG appears set to build befitting Enugu Trade Fair Complex
• Delta to pursue inclusive economic growth with 2021 budget of N378.48bn
• Imo bans levies in schools, plans early passage of 2021 budget
• Benchmark Hotel refurbishe­s as Yuletide approaches
• Bayelsa suffers setback as Supreme Court strikes out case on multi-billion-dollar Soku oilfields
• Anambra State sees return to normalcy, but N4.2trn economy still harried
• CBN’s PMI fall continues despite 2.5bps rise to 49.4 points in October
• NASC introduces disease resistant maize to Akwa Ibom farmers
• African crude steel output plunges below one million tonnes
• Rice production faces deficit as millers threaten to shut plants over lootings by hoodlums
• Coffee groans as heavy rainfall, winds hit Vietnam
• Achilles heel on Nigeria’s food security goal
• After 2.5m man-hours, First Oil E&P finds crude, begins production
• Seplat sees revenues dip 21.6% to $388m on low oil prices, volatile market conditions
• MTN Nigeria grows 9-months revenue 13.92% to N975.8bn
• Kaspersky rings the alarm on top IT security threats in Africa
• New Gartner survey reveals 47% of companies plan to increase investment in IoT
• TSTV gives subscriber­s the choice to pay as low as N3 per day
• Data privacy: A tale beyond regulatory compliance
• Nigeria’s CcHUB acquires Kenya’s eLimu
• Verve partners dLocal to give users access to global marketplac­e
• The CBN framework for financing the National Mass Metering Programme: Matters arising

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