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While the festive spirit will dominate the news agenda, there are also noteworthy developments happening around the world as the three defining themes of 2024 – elections, war and inflation – continue to hum in the background.
Moldova’s pro-EU president-elect Maia Sandu will attend her inauguration on Tuesday. Her narrow victory in October’s elections will put the former Soviet country on the path to EU membership, despite Russia’s alleged interference in the process.
Georgia, on the other hand, will be sworn in as president by pro-Russian firebrand Mikhail Kavelashvili on Sunday, and Croatia will hold its first round of presidential elections on Sunday.
On Monday, Mozambique’s Supreme Court was due to rule on the country’s disputed October election, while Albanian opposition parties blocked roads and called for Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will give a speech on Christmas Day. Economists will scrutinize his comments for clues on how President-elect Donald Trump’s tariffs will affect the pace and trajectory of monetary policy.
UK third-quarter GDP data will be released on Monday after months of disappointing economic data from Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves.
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