The US decision to deliver a Patriot missile system to Ukraine will not only be of military significance, but also sends a political signal to other allies, Michal Baranowski, a security analyst at the German Marshall Fund, has told DW.

The US, EU and their allies have been announcing measures designed to isolate and weaken the Russian economy. Since 2014, Vladimir Putin has been taking pre-emptive steps to protect the economy from future sanctions. But Brian O'Toole, a former US Treasury official and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, says that in the face of Western sanctions, "Fortress Russia is gone."

The expert faces charges of providing false statements as part of special counsel John Durham's ongoing investigation into the so-called "Steele dossier."

Public affairs analyst, Alpha Jackden speaks on the abduction and the rising spate of insecurity in the country.

Alarmed at the strength of the opposition to the coup, the Myanmar junta is trying to instill fear with increasing violence, says Khin Zaw Win, the director of the Tampadipa Institute, a Yangon-based think-tank, "I don't see any way where we can get to a peaceful, non-violent resolution."

It has been a mixed trading week at Nigeria’s equities market as investors continue to monitor the influx of company earnings. Onyeka Ijeoma, Analyst at Vetiva joins CNBC Africa to take stock of this week’s activities at the Lagos bourse.

Chapel Hill says the directive by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) limiting individuals and local corporates from participating in Open Market Operations (OMO) Auctions, is an indication that the Apex Bank is ready to begin to roll back its balance sheet expansion, flatten or reduce the pace of growth. For a focus on Nigeria’s equities market, Macro and Fixed Income Analyst at Chapel Hill Denham, Omotola Abimbola joins CNBC Africa for more.

Kelsey Broderick, China analyst at Eurasia, discusses the strategic geopolitical ambitions of Xi Jinping and the challenges he’s facing. She speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.”

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the banking sector gross credit increased by 5.3 to N16.3billion as at September 26th owing to the 60 per cent Loan-to-Deposit-Ratio target set by the regulator. It also reviewed upward the LDR target to 65 per cent. To discuss this story and review today’s trading session at Nigeria’s equities market, Investment Research Analyst at Meristem Securities, Samuel Adebisi joins CNBC Africa for more.

Pat Walravens, JMP Securities senior analyst, discusses Salesforce.com Inc.'s revenue forecast, its acquisition of Tableau Software Inc. and the company's growth prospects with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."

Vineet Thodge, co-portfolio manager and senior investment analyst at Mirae Asset Global Investments, discusses India’s markets and his outlook for earnings season.

Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities, and Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw discuss Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter results and outlook on "Bloomberg Technology."