On Saturday, the Finance Minister of Italy announced that he is expecting a minor improvement in the Italian structural finance balance next year. The statement reassured the markets of EU financial stability.
The top diplomat of China during his visit to Pakistan on Saturday defended the Belt and Road initiative, stating that it will not indebt Pakistan.
On Saturday, although Germany called once more for a European Union tax overhaul, the French counterpart was seeking a compromise that would pause the initiative.
The Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel on Saturday announced that Germany will reduce its government debt and invest in infrastructure and employment.
Officials of the Russian Federation on Saturday announced that the North Korean leader is ready to visit Russia.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) stated on Saturday that it is examining a capital increase to enable a certain number of its shareholders to raise their stake after Brexit.
The UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths stated on Saturday that non-arrival of the Houthi movement delegation signified failure of this round of talks, though did not mean collapse of the whole process.
According to the World Food Program, nearly two million people living in Central America are at risk of hunger because of bad harvest caused by drought.
The Foreign Minister of France Jean-Yves Le Drian stated on Friday that his government is willing to improve defence cooperation with Cyprus in order to enhance presence of the EU in the east Mediterranean.
The Finance Minister of Germany Olaf Scholz stated on Saturday that an increase of levies on large European digital firms will time to agree with all stakeholders, though its necessity is indisputable.
According to the TASS news agency, the Defence Ministry of Vietnam has ordered weapons and accompanying services from Russia worth slightly more than $1B.
The President of Iran Hassan Rouhani stated on Saturday that the United States continuously sends invitations to the government to begin talks.
The US President Donald Trump said on late Friday he was considering imposing duties on imports from China on another $267B of goods.
On Saturday, Chinese trade data revealed that imports into the country in August have increased by 20%, compared to the same period last year.
China's trade data on Saturday revealed that China's exports have increased by almost ten percent in August, compared to the same month last year.
The main seaport of Iraq reopened during the night between Friday and Saturday after being closed down due to protesters blocking the entrance.
Indonesian online payments and ride-hailing company Go-Jek announced plans to invest in Kumparan, which is an online media start up.
On Friday, the United States recalled their diplomats from Dominican Republic, Panama and El Salvador because these countries no longer acknowledge Taiwan as a sovereign country.
On Friday, a report published by Reuters stated that the revenue growth of the S&P 500 companies is the fastest since 2011.
The share price of Tesla Inc dropped by almost nine percent, as the company's Chief Accounting Officer quit after being in the positions only for a month.
On Saturday, the government of China sent its top diplomats to Pakistan for a high level meeting with Pakistan's new Prime Minister.
On Friday, Amazon.com Inc claimed that it is planning to open a second check-out free Amazon Go store in New York after opening the first store from the chain in Seattle in 2018.
On Friday, the New York Times reported that a co-founder and executive chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Jack Ma is planning to resign on Monday to focus on philanthropy.
On Friday, the US President Donald Trump claimed that Japan and US have started negotiations over the new trade agreement between two states, underlying the importance of the trade deal for Tokyo.