Despite regional and domestic unrest, The Economist Intelligence Unit expects power to remain firmly with King Abdullah n, who will retain the support of the army and security services.
The government will seek to draw the Muslim Brotherhood into the formal political process, and could be helped in this by mounting pressure from the more moderate elements in the movement to end the boycott of elections.
Real GDP growth will remain sluggish in the near term, reflecting the impact of weak domestic and external demand, before picking up to an average of 4.5% in 2015-18, helped particularly by a recovery in exports.

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