One of the world's leading manufacturers of sporting goods, adidas AG, has improved forecasts for key financial indicators for 2023 amid a reduction in stocks of unsold goods.

"Strange things are happening on the European energy market," Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said, commenting on Bulgaria's introduction of an excise tax on the transit of Russian gas, he was quoted by the Tanyug agency.

US President Joe Biden arrived in Israel amid the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, his plane landed at Ben-Gurion Airport, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

MOEX, 18.10.2023, 10:59 MSK.  US dollar and euro exchange rates 

The Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili announced the beginning of the impeachment procedure against President Salome Zurabishvili

German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies AG has signed a long-term agreement to supply chips to South Korean automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia, Infineon said in a statement.

Russia and China have signed the largest grain supply contract. This is reported by the leader of the initiative "New Land Grain Corridor" Karen Hovsepyan, reports TASS.

Moscow Exchange (MOEX). Stock index and main Russian shares. 18.10.2023, 11:00 MSK

The design of the new banknote with a value of 1000 rubles will be finalized, its release in the current design is suspended. This was announced by the official Telegram channel of the Bank of Russia.

Private investors have called on the Russian authorities to limit the volume of state lending to Belarus and stop issuing loans due to non-payment by Minsk on previously issued Eurobonds.