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2024: A year of change, conflict, and contemplation

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2024: A year of change, conflict, and contemplation

In this year-end episode, host Laura Künlen is joined by Global Investment Strategists Kevin Gardiner and Victor Balfour to reflect on a year characterised by resilient economic growth amid geopolitical tensions and the return of familiar political figures. Looking ahead to 2025, they discuss the outlook for markets and economies: what challenges and opportunities do they foresee in the year ahead?

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