穆迪：自上次定期审查法国主权信用评级以来，经济增长放缓、财政赤字扩大，导致法国债务负担有所加重。

The fifth China‑EU Business Leaders Roundtable will be held in Brussels on Oct. 29, jointly hosted by the EU Chamber of Commerce in China and the China‑EU Chamber of Commerce. Cai Run, head of the Chinese mission to the EU, will attend and deliver the keynote. The event, themed “Upward balance, exploring new opportunities,” will concentrate on market access, industrial coexistence, sustainable development and the twin green and digital transitions. Sessions are organised around two tracks: “Working together to meet challenges — market access, industrial coexistence and sustainable interaction” and “Unlocking new growth engines — developing twin transitions and new paths for services trade.”

CSSC Guangzhou Shipbuilding International said on Oct. 23 it has secured a contract to build two 50,000‑dwt chemical/oil tankers for Monaco-based owner Transocean. Transocean, founded in the 1960s, is a family-owned Monaco operator with a 15-vessel fleet focused on dry bulk and tanker trades.