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Jean-François Loiseau, president of Ania, warns against the jeopardy of the French agrifood sector in the face of inflation and the competitive decline compared to Italy and Spain, highlighting the negative impact of the pressures exerted by large retailers. #Agroalimentaire #Inflation #Exportations (translated)

Iraq has suffered losses estimated at around 60 billion dollars during the recent war between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iraq has lost about 60 billion dollars since the beginning of the war in the Middle East, due to the sharp drop in its oil exports caused by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, said its Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein on Thursday. #Irak #GuerreMoyenOrient #Pétrole (translated)

Antoine reported that Volodymyr Zelensky announced the resumption of Ukrainian strikes against Russian oil refineries, despite American pressures. He also wrote that the Ukrainian president denounced Washington's threat to suspend intelligence sharing with Kyiv if Ukraine continued its attacks on Russian energy infrastructures. According to Antoine, Kyiv regarded these facilities as strategic targets, as the revenues from oil exports contributed, according to him, to financing the Russian war effort. #Ukraine #Zelensky #Russie (translated)

On October 9, the United States and Russia announced an agreement to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports, allow the delivery of 3 million tons of this fuel in a short period of time, according to Donald Trump, and enable a decrease in prices. #Diesel #Energie #Pénurie (translated)

Joan Larroumec presented the tensions between France and Germany as a result of increasing competition, particularly in the defense industry. He indicated that Berlin planned military spending of €108 billion in 2026, compared to €57 billion for Paris, and nearly €140 billion in 2027. According to him, Germany was seeking to use these expenditures as a lever for economic transformation, while its historical industrial model was weakened. Larroumec notably cited the decline in German exports to China, which he claimed fell from €106 billion in 2022 to €81 billion in 2025, as well as a reduction of 142,400 jobs in the German automotive industry since 2019. He also wrote that German defense start-ups had received $3.5 billion in investments in 2026, compared to $375 million in France, and that Berlin had concluded a framework agreement with Helsing and Stark that could reach €4.3 billion. He estimated that this strategy heightened rivalries between the two countries and jeopardized their joint programs. He reported that Paris and Berlin acknowledged on June 8 that the SCAF could not be successfully executed, and that the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces announced Germany's abandonment of the MGCS tank program. He also mentioned competition in drones, artificial intelligence, and space, where, according to him, Germany was seeking to reduce France's position. Finally, Larroumec argued that France's financial difficulties limited its ability to invest in defense and risked weakening its industry. He stated that French and German interests were becoming increasingly misaligned and that this situation could lead to chaotic episodes in Europe. #France #Allemagne #Défense (translated)

We have reached a common understanding aimed at moderating Chinese exports of hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles to the European Union. This opens the prospect of a reduction of more than half of Chinese exports. Among the most spectacular commitments made by Beijing is the one to significantly curb its exports of hybrid cars to the EU, which should prevent millions of these vehicles from arriving in the Old Continent in the coming years, announced Maros Sefcovic. #CommerceUE #Chine #VéhiculesHybrides (translated)