The main threat to the ruling Natio．nal Democratic Congress(NDC)is
discontent at the rate of improvement in living standards．This will be a key
election issue in 2016．
The NDC will benefit from incumbency powers at the next elections，but
public unhappiness with high inflation．a weak currency and slowing
economic growth will be exploited by the opposition．

Highlights 7

Political outlook 8

Economic policy outlook 9

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 31

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