Nigeria's finance minister said the G24 urged protecting the voice and representation of emerging markets and developing economies.

LVMH said the US, Europe and Japan posted solid growth in Q3.

The People’s Bank of China said on Oct. 13 it has issued an administrative permit allowing Visa Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. to prepare a bank-card clearing institution. Visa must complete preparations within one year and may then apply to commence operations; the PBOC, together with the national financial regulator, will review the start-up application and, if approved, issue a bank-card clearing business license. Visa Information Technology (Beijing) is a foreign-invested enterprise established by Visa in China.