You have been appointed as a Consultant Economic Adviser to a government of your own choice. Your primary responsibilities entail preparing and delivering a comprehensive country report on the following key aspects: (a) an assessment of the current state of the economy (b) an analysis of the major challenges and prospects the economy is likely to face over the next five years and, c) your policy recommendations relating to these challenges. Your task is: (i) to thoroughly search out appropriate and up-to-date information on the state of the economy; and (ii) to put forward realistic policy recommendations based on your analysis of the information and necessary to meet the medium-term challenges and opportunities. While the primary focus is on economic matters, you may briefly touch upon relevant political considerations where appropriate. The report should be presented with an Executive Summary, Sections (a), (b) and (c) as above, Appendices and References. The three main sections must be given equal priority (in terms of word count). It is advisable to draw information from reliable sources, readily accessible through the MIRC and other prestigious online platforms such as the OECD, IMF, FED, Central Banks, Tradingeconomics, among others. The report itself must be your own work and if the views of recognised experts are included, they must be acknowledged. The penalty for plagiarism - which includes downloading and direct reproduction from the web - may result in a zero mark for the report and, of course, you will not be offered further consultancy assignments by the government