October 2020 - Page 3 of 7

Featured Paystack partners Google to empower SMEs in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa

ugonnia oziboOct 28, 2020Nov 3, 2020

by ugonnia oziboNov 3, 2020Nov 3, 20200145

President Muhamadu Buhari has approved free business name registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) for 250,000 businesses across the nation. This was announced on...

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Featured Gloom settles over Europe as days darken and coronavirus surges

matilda colemanOct 28, 2020Nov 3, 2020

by matilda colemanNov 3, 2020Nov 3, 20200100

The reprieve of summer feels a long ago, and Europe is entering a serious funk.This is not like the Spring lockdowns in Europe, when people...

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Featured ‘Offshore goldmine’: Major gas discovery made near South African coast

tom headOct 28, 2020Nov 3, 2020

by tom headNov 3, 2020Nov 3, 20200181

A major gas discovery has been made off the southern coast of SA on Wednesday, as revealed by Total. The finding has been labelled ‘significant’...

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Featured South Africa: Finance Minister Holds the Line but Bails Out Floundering National Airline

tyisha drewsOct 28, 2020Nov 3, 2020

by tyisha drewsNov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020083

Mboweni sticks to his guns in a bid to stabilise debt, but this may not be enough to avoid the fiscal cliff. Left leaning economists...

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Featured Coronavirus surge is sinking consumer confidence

dion rabouinOct 28, 2020Nov 3, 2020

by dion rabouinNov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020082

The rise in coronavirus cases in certain parts of the U.S. is stunting confidence across the country, a crop of new reports show.Driving the news:...

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Reforestation plans in Africa could go awry

dion norenOct 28, 2020Nov 3, 2020

by dion norenNov 3, 2020Nov 3, 20200122

The state of mature ecosystems must be taken into account before launching massive reforestation plans in sub-Saharan Africa, according to geo-ecologist Julie Aleman, a visiting...

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Bauchi Govt Sets Up Judicial Panel Of Inquiry On Police Brutality

ignatius igweOct 27, 2020Nov 3, 2020

by ignatius igweNov 3, 2020Nov 3, 20200197

(FILE) Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed.The Bauchi State Government has set up a Judicial Panel of Inquiry to investigate human rights abuses and police brutality...

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Uneven recovery prospects for Africa’s major economies: Reuters poll

raleigh klempOct 27, 2020Nov 3, 2020

by raleigh klempNov 3, 2020Nov 3, 20200560

Economic Indicators7 hours ago (Oct 27, 2020 09:50AM ET) © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A worker is seen at a Highveld Steel plant, which has a...

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Africa: Clarion Call for AfCFTA Trade to Begin in 2021

jeanice antesOct 27, 2020Nov 3, 2020

by jeanice antesNov 3, 2020Nov 3, 20200401

Washington, DC — In this brief Manchester Trade paper, we argue that unless intra-African trade under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) begins on a...

Asia Pacific Stock Market

HSBC’s Hong Kong shares jump nearly 5% after third-quarter earnings beat estimates

anthony norenOct 27, 2020Nov 3, 2020

by anthony norenNov 3, 2020Nov 3, 20200250

Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk past a logo displayed at a HSBC bank branch in the central district of Hong Kong.Roy Liu| Bloomberg | Getty...

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