The pro-democracy leader,Aung San Suu Kyi，will continue to play a
prominent role in parliament，but the odds that the constitution will be
altered to allow her to become president have narrowed．
Prospects for major political reform in 2014—18 are mixed．By-elections and
national polls will go ahead as scheduled，but even if the opposition performs
well，the military will still retain its de facto veto on constitutional revisions．

Highlights 7

Political outlook 8

Economic policy outlook 10

Economic forecast 11

Annual data and forecast 14

Quarterly data 15

Monthly data 16

Annual trends charts 17

Monthly trends charts 18

Comparative economic indicators 19

Basic data 20

Political structure 21

Politics 22

Economy 36

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