Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 28 January 2025

In today's episode, the Prime Minister has hinted the National Party will campaign on asset sales next year, saying an election win in 2026 would be the mandate he needs to push ahead with asset sales next term, the government is reviewing its development programme with Kiribati after President Taneti Maamau pulled out from the latest meeting with Foreign Minister Winston Peters, and a new Chinese AI app has caused market turmoil in the United States, but could potentially provide new opportunities for other countries looking to dabble in the industry.