The president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, was elected for a further term in 2012. The Economist Intelligence Unit expects him to remain in power over the forecast period.
Foreign policy will focus more on China and other regional players over the forecast period, and away from Russia, as economic ties strengthen further.
After recording a deficit in 2013, the current account is expected to remain in surplus over the forecast period, boosted by rising gas exports from the Galkynysh gasfield and additional export capacity.

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Basic data 8

Political structure 9

Economic structure 10

Annual indicators 10

Comparative economic indicators 11

Outlook for 2015-16 12

Political outlook 12

Economic policy outlook 13

Economic forecast 15

Recent analysis 18

Economy 18

International assumptions summary 15

Forecast summary 17

Gross domestic product 17

Consumer price inflation 17

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