Donald Trump has laid out his intentions of restoring warm ties with Saudi Arabia if he wins re-election, with the intention of pulling Saudi back into the US’s orbit in a fracturing global economy. However, tensions over the Israel-Gaza conflict mean that relations may not be as close as they were during the first Trump administration. Elsewhere, the IMF has reduced its GDP growth forecasts for the region, bringing them closer to our own view.
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