Uzbekistan has selected five state-owned enterprises for IPOs planned in 2027-2028.

Glapinski, governor of the Polish central bank, said he sees no reason not to increase its gold holdings.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has urged EU leaders to decide who should represent the bloc in any Russia-Ukraine negotiations and to define that representative's mandate, saying the current array of different negotiators undermines EU credibility. In a letter to European Council president Antonio Costa, shared by her office, Meloni asked EU27 leaders to discuss the issue at next week's informal summit in Dublin and to aim for a decision at the December leaders' meeting. She said she is not seeking a formal Italian negotiating seat but warned that without a single, authorised EU interlocutor the bloc risks losing influence in the talks.