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Burkina Faso Economic and Political Outlook

Country Report Burkina Faso

Last Updated: February 2012

This service provides a short- to medium-term economic and political forecast for Burkina Faso plus analysis of recent developments and key policies. Latest events are set in context and we explain their likely impact on the political and economic outlook for Burkina Faso. Written content is supported by the latest data on key economic indicators with forecasts regularly updated by our team of economists. The information we provide for Burkina Faso is structured in a consistent way to allow you to easily compare it with any other country we cover.

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Our analysis and forecasts for Burkina Faso cover two main sections:

Economy

Recent developments and key government policies
Short- to medium-term outlook, including forecasts for economic growth, inflation, monetary and fiscal policy, exchange rates and the external sector
Key forecast data, with regional comparisons. Includes GDP, expenditure, population, fiscal indicators, prices and financial indicators, current account, external debt, international reserves, foreign trade, capital flows, exchange rates, money supply, interest rates, retail sales and industrial production

Politics

Overview of current political structure
Review of the key issues on the political scene
Short- to medium-term outlook, including forecasts for political stability, elections and international relations

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Last Updated: February 2012
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1	Summary	437 words	$23
2	Basic data	205 words	$23
3	Political structure	508 words	$23
4	Economic structure: Annual indicators	375 words	$23
5	Economic structure: Quarterly indicators	398 words	$23
6	Outlook for 2012-13: Political stability	614 words	$23
7	Outlook for 2012-13: Election watch	164 words	$23
8	Outlook for 2012-13: International relations	157 words	$23
9	Outlook for 2012-13: Policy trends	465 words	$23
10	Outlook for 2012-13: Fiscal policy	212 words	$23
11	Outlook for 2012-13: Monetary policy	110 words	$23
12	Outlook for 2012-13: International assumptions	187 words	$23
13	Outlook for 2012-13: Economic growth	200 words	$23
14	Outlook for 2012-13: Inflation	178 words	$23
15	Outlook for 2012-13: External sector	317 words	$23
16	Outlook for 2012-13: Forecast summary	207 words	$120
17	The political scene: The head of the ruling party will step aside	265 words	$23
18	The political scene: Mr Compaore pledges institutional reforms	434 words	$23
19	The political scene: National consultations lead to a number of key proposals	224 words	$23
20	The political scene: Discussions on the presidential term limit will continue	391 words	$23
21	The political scene: The road to reform implementation is unclear	232 words	$23
22	The political scene: Election preparations face hurdles	344 words	$23
23	The political scene: Student and community unrest persists	320 words	$23
24	The political scene: Democracy index: Burkina Faso	762 words	$23
25	Economic policy: The head of customs is arrested for alleged corruption	423 words	$23
26	Economic policy: Rules for public contracting are tightened	195 words	$23
27	Economic policy: Public workers receive a 5% salary increase	234 words	$23
28	Economic policy: The state steps in to rescue a beverage producer	332 words	$23
29	Economic policy: Savings bond issue is over-subscribed	150 words	$23
30	The domestic economy: The cereal harvest will be down	203 words	$23
31	The domestic economy: Cotton production will also be lower	173 words	$23
32	The domestic economy: Ouagadougou airport is to be privatised	156 words	$23
33	The domestic economy: The Essakane gold mine is hit by another strike	113 words	$23
34	The domestic economy: A new law is passed to counter gold fraud	150 words	$23
35	Foreign trade and payments: The current-account deficit is broadly unchanged in 2011	161 words	$23

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1	Country Report Burkina Faso : Summary	444 words	$23
2	Country Report Burkina Faso : Basic data	205 words	$23
3	Country Report Burkina Faso : Political structure	507 words	$23
4	Country Report Burkina Faso : Economic structure: Annual indicators	368 words	$23
5	Country Report Burkina Faso : Economic structure: Quarterly indicators	398 words	$23
6	Country Report Burkina Faso : Outlook for 2012-13: Political stability	525 words	$23
7	Country Report Burkina Faso : Outlook for 2012-13: Election watch	135 words	$23
8	Country Report Burkina Faso : Outlook for 2012-13: International relations	158 words	$23
9	Country Report Burkina Faso : Outlook for 2012-13: Policy trends	386 words	$23
10	Country Report Burkina Faso : Outlook for 2012-13: Fiscal policy	196 words	$23
11	Country Report Burkina Faso : Outlook for 2012-13: Monetary policy	138 words	$23
12	Country Report Burkina Faso : Outlook for 2012-13: International assumptions	187 words	$23
13	Country Report Burkina Faso : Outlook for 2012-13: Economic growth	200 words	$23
14	Country Report Burkina Faso : Outlook for 2012-13: Exchange rates	124 words	$23
15	Country Report Burkina Faso : Outlook for 2012-13: In focus: Scenarios in the event of a euro-zone break-up	318 words	$23
16	Country Report Burkina Faso : Outlook for 2012-13: External sector	271 words	$23
17	Country Report Burkina Faso : Outlook for 2012-13: Forecast summary	210 words	$120
18	Country Report Burkina Faso : The political scene: Anti-government agitation eases, but tensions persist	200 words	$23
19	Country Report Burkina Faso : The political scene: The prime minister pledges conciliation and discipline	192 words	$23
20	Country Report Burkina Faso : The political scene: Three police are convicted in a student's killing	307 words	$23
21	Country Report Burkina Faso : The political scene: Views are mixed on the trial's political implications	196 words	$23
22	Country Report Burkina Faso : The political scene: Elections are postponed	395 words	$23
23	Country Report Burkina Faso : The political scene: The official political reform debate continues	573 words	$23
24	Country Report Burkina Faso : The political scene: The ruling party is showing the strains	272 words	$23
25	Country Report Burkina Faso : The political scene: Scandals implicate several CDP leaders	185 words	$23
26	Country Report Burkina Faso : Economic policy: The budgetary impact of crisis responses is estimated	366 words	$23
27	Country Report Burkina Faso : Economic policy: The privatisation programme is getting a renewed push	412 words	$23
28	Country Report Burkina Faso : The domestic economy: Estimates of growth in 2010 are revised upwards	153 words	$23
29	Country Report Burkina Faso : The domestic economy: Farmers' protests may weaken the cotton harvest	435 words	$23
30	Country Report Burkina Faso : The domestic economy: Mobile networks cover 70% of the country	208 words	$23
31	Country Report Burkina Faso : The domestic economy: Rapid expansion of gold mining creates tensions	329 words	$23
32	Country Report Burkina Faso : The domestic economy: More goldmines are in the pipeline	177 words	$23
33	Country Report Burkina Faso : Foreign trade and payments: Despite higher gold earnings, the trade deficit widens	229 words	$23

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