South Africa signed loan agreements with the World Bank, KfW and the African Development Bank.

US Geological Survey: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred 69 kilometers north-northwest of the Insrom region in Indonesia.

US Geological Survey: A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred 100 kilometers south of Pobundeta, Papua New Guinea.

The Greek Finance Council expects the Greek economy to grow by 2.9% in 2024 and 2.4% in 2023.

Market news: European car sales rose 14% to 1.04 million units in October.

Euronext CEO: Euronext supports the single European regulatory plan.

Market news: OFCOM fined Shell Energy €1.4 million over telecommunications contracts.

Sri Lankan Cabinet Spokesperson: Sri Lanka has committed to reform a series of state-owned enterprises with serious losses in accordance with the International Monetary Fund plan.

Zamrazilova, Deputy Governor of the Czech Central Bank: We are waiting for more data to decide Czech interest rates.

Janczyk, Monetary Policy Member of the Central Bank of Poland: The Polish zloty exchange rate is enough to help curb inflation.

Ukrainian Air Force: Ukrainian air defense systems destroyed 1 missile and 9 out of 10 drones launched by Russia last night.

According to the Polish News Agency (PAP): Janczyk, a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Poland, said that there is a lot of room for a sharp reduction in interest rates in 2024 and beyond.

RBA Chairman Bullock: Inflation is the key challenge in the next year or two.

According to the Financial Times: Blackstone Group will close its multi-strategy fund and its assets have dropped by 90%.

Market news: Thailand has received 23.9 million foreign tourists so far this year, earning 1 trillion baht in foreign tourism revenue.

Hamas official: Details of ceasefire will be announced by Qatar.

Hamas official: The release of Israeli hostages will be in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners in occupied prisons.