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• Final Republican debate confirms Trump’s sway

  • On January 10th Republican presidential contenders held their latest debate in Iowa, where the country’s first presidential primary (or caucus, in Iowa) will take place on January 15th.
• War risks raise marine insurance premiums

  • The analysis and forecasts featured in this piece can be found in EIU’s Country
• Cracks in Israel’s unity government are widening

  • National Unity, the centre-right opposition party that joined an emergency government on October 11th at the start of the Gaza war, boycotted the weekly cabinet meeting on January 7th, saying it would not be discussing substantive issues relating to the fighting.
• Iowa results highlight obstacles in the next GOP primaries

  • Donald Trump easily won the Iowa caucuses held on January 15th, the first primary race for the Republican presidential nomination, with 51% of the vote, versus 21% for Ron DeSantis and 19% for Nikki Haley.
• US government’s new spending deadline looms in March

  • The analysis and forecasts featured in this piece can be found in EIU’s Country
• Saudi Arabia takes first step towards relaxing alcohol laws

  • Saudi Arabia has opened an off-licence in the diplomatic quarter of its capital, Riyadh, which is the kingdom’s first commercial outlet for the sale of alcohol beverages since a ban on the public sale and consumption of alcohol was imposed in 1952.
• Global Outlook: the war in Ukraine

  • The analysis and forecasts featured in this video can be found in EIU’s Country Analysis service.
• Red Sea crisis affects African ports

  • The Red Sea security situation deteriorated rapidly in late 2023 and could improve just as fast in the months ahead should international mediation finally help to secure a lasting peace deal between Israel and Hamas.
• The OECD global tax deal still hangs in the balance

  • Although the OECD initially planned for Pillar 1 to be implemented through an international treaty by 2023, the process continues to face delays, as we had expected.
• Two sessions: no surprise is the biggest surprise

  • Although the growth target is unchanged from that for 2023, it will be more difficult to achieve, as effects of pent-up demand will have faded and challenges surrounding the property sector remain salient.

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