The EU and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay) reached a political agreement in late 2024 to finalize their trade deal after 25 years of negotiations.

Project mBridge is a multi-central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform designed to facilitate instant, low-cost cross-border payments and foreign exchange.

The IMF projected global growth to stabilize at around 3.2% in 2025, maintaining a steady but slow pace similar to 2024.

The United Kingdom formally joined the CPTPP on December 15, 2024, making it the first new member since the bloc's creation and the first from Europe.

Tamás Sulyok was elected President of Hungary in 2024 following the resignation of Katalin Novák.

Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected by the European Parliament for a second five-year term as President of the European Commission in July 2024.

To Lam served as President of Vietnam from May to October 2024, but his primary role became General Secretary of the Communist Party following the death of Nguyen Phu Trong.

The ruling Georgian Dream party secured a majority in the disputed parliamentary elections held in October 2024.

Daniel Chapo of the ruling Frelimo party was declared the winner of Mozambique's presidential election in October 2024.

Kais Saied was re-elected as President of Tunisia with a landslide victory in the October 2024 election.