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THE FUTURE OF WORK Takes Centre Stage At 2019 Lagos Business School Alumni Day By Toluwalope Omoyeni When conversations on the future of work are raised, a lot of people tend to think of robots and automation taking over jobs. This misconception was corrected at the 2019 edition of the Lagos Business School Alumni Day where thought leaders and industry experts gathered to discuss the Future of Work and what it portends for Nigeria and Africa.
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eld at the Honeywell Auditorium on November 21, 2019, the event started with an Economic Session presentation delivered by Founding Managing Director, Agusto & Co, Olabode A g u s t o . T i t l e d , “Macroeconomic Outlook and Implications for the Ability of Banks to Grow Loans to the Private Sector”, Agusto
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t o u c h e d o n t h e Macroeconomic Outlook for 2020, growing loans to the private sector and how the banking sector is positioned to do this. He said, “Nigeria's banking sector can support economic growth by growing loans to the private sector. One of the ways to achieve this is financial intermediation i.e. taking
