Ibrahim Boubacar Keita wonthe long-delayed presidential election in August
2013 on a record turnout and without securiW incidents．A new legislature
was installed in January,underpinning arecovery in poetical stability.
Following the recapture of the north from Islamist groups in early 2013，
consolidating security and managing northlem communilties'desire tor
greater autonomy will dominate domestic politics．

Summary 7

Basic data 8

Political structure 9

Economic structure 10

Annual indicators 10

Quarterly indicators 11

Outlook for 2014-15 12

Political outlook 12

Economic policy outlook 13

Economic forecast 15

Recent analysis 18

Politics 18

Economy 33

International assumptions summary 15

Forecast summary 17

Foreign trade 11

Foreign reserves 11

Gross domestic product 17

Consumer price inflation 17

Summary 46

Basic data 47

Political structure 48

Economic structure 49

Annual indicators 49

Quarterly indicators 50

Outlook for 2014-15 51

Political outlook 51

Economic policy outlook 52

Economic forecast 54

International assumptions summary 54

Forecast summary 56

Recent analysis 57

Politics 57

Economy 62

Exchange rate 50

Foreign reserves 50

Gross domestic product 56

Consumer price inflation 56

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