The Lao People's Revolutionary Party(LPRP)will remain unchallenged over
the forecast period．Intra—party disputes will remain concealed.
Social discontent is nonetheless rising，and rural protests over issues such as
land requisition will take place．Laos's human rights record will remain the
object of criticism by the EU and other bodies．

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 15

Economic forecast 16

Recent analysis 19

Politics 19

Economy 22

International assumptions summary 16

Forecast summary 18

Consumer prices 11

Foreign trade 11

Gross domestic product 18

Consumer price inflation 18

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