Public anger over widespread corruption，the creation of a costly Senate and
the high cost of living will continue to threaten political stability,as
highlighted by recurrent outbreaks of local unrest and large popular protests．
Attempts to alter the constitution to permit the president,Blaise Compaor∈，
tO run for a fifth term in 2025 will continue to trigger widespread protests，
and violent confrontations cannot be ruled out．

Summary 7

Basic data 8

Political structure 9

Economic structure 10

Annual indicators 10

Quarterly indicators 11

Comparative economic indicators 12

Outlook for 2014-15 13

Political outlook 13

Economic policy outlook 14

Economic forecast 16

Recent analysis 19

Politics 19

Economy 26

International assumptions summary 16

Forecast summary 18

Exchange rate 11

Foreign reserves 11

Gross domestic product 18

Consumer price inflation 18

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