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Main ING forecasts






                  Economic growth                                  EUR/RON                                      Inflation



                                                       0%                                  5.00
                                  6.9                                                      4.90    5.5
                                                       1%
                                                                                           4.80
                                          5.5  5.7     2%                                  4.70    4.5
                                                                                           4.60
                              4.8                      3%                                          3.5
                                                                                           4.50
                                     4.1               4%                                  4.40    2.5
                           3.9                                                                                            NBR target band
                    3.5  3.4                                                               4.30
                                                       5%                                          1.5
                                                                                           4.20
                                                       6%                                  4.10    0.5
            2.0  2.0
                                         2.7                                               4.00
                                                       7%                                          -0.5
                                             2.1                                           3.90
                                                       8%                                  3.80
                                                                                                            Food           Non-food
            2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020                                               Services       Inflation (%YoY)
                                                           Volatility (inverted,lhs)  EUR/RON(rhs)
                      GDP (%YoY)  NCSP  ING                                                                 ING forecast
                                                           ING f'cast(rhs)

         We believe economic                          We see the EUR/RON at                       Inflation looks broadly

         growth will slowdown                         4.80 in Dec-2019 and                        contained. Our forecast:

         towards 2.7% in 2019                         4.90 in Dec-2020                            3.6% in Dec-2019 and
         and 2.1% in 2020                                                                         3.3% in Dec-2020








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