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ECONOMIC & INVESTMENT OUTLOOK
2019
   #BNPPFOutlook
   @KoenDeLeus
   @pgijsels

       BNP Paribas Fortis, 7 December 2018
       Koen De Leus, Chief Economist, & Philippe Gijsels, Chief Strategy Officer
ECONOMIC & INVESTMENT OUTLOOK - 2019 #BNPPFOUTLOOK @KOENDELEUS @PGIJSELS - BNP PARIBAS FORTIS
AGENDA                   #BNPPFOutlook

CHAPTER I
MACRO-ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
KOEN DE LEUS
Chief Economist
      @KoenDeLeus

CHAPTER II
INVESTMENT STRATEGY
PHILIPPE GIJSELS
Chief Strategy Officer
      @pgijsels
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OUR OUTLOOK

          INTEREST RATES                                   GDP GROWTH                           BRENT OIL                                            EUR/USD
                    (EOP)                                      (YOY)                                   (US$)                                               (E.O.P.)

                 2018       2019      2020                   2018      2019   2020                         2018       2019                                    2018 2019 2020
Fed funds       2.25-2.50 2.75-3.00 2.75-3.00   USA          2.9        2.1    1.5   BRENT OIL (US$)           76       65              EUR/USD (e.o.p.)       1.13   1.25       1.34
US-10Y            3.20      3.50      3.25      CHINA        6.6       6.2     6.0
ECB refi rate     0.00      0.00      0.20      Eurozone      1.9       1.4    1.2
GE. 10Y           0.55       1.00     0.90      Belgium       1.5       1.3    1.2
BE 10Y            0.90       1.25      1.15

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CHAPTER I
         MACRO - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW                                  #BNPPFOutlook

          1                   2                          3
MACRO-ECONOMIC VIEW:        RISKS                 MONETARY POLICY
SOLID IN THE SHORT TERM,    A. BREXIT
CHALLENGING IN 2019         B. TRADE WAR
A. EUROPE AND US            C. CHINA’S CHANGING
B. BELGIUM                     GROWTH MODEL
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1.MACRO-ECONOMIC VIEW:              #BNPPFOutlook

SOLID IN THE SHORT TERM, CHALLENGING IN 2019
               A/ EUROPE AND US
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IS THE END OF THE CYCLE NEAR?
                                   INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH (IFO) EXPECTATION (STANDARDISED)
   3

   2

    1

   0

   -1

  -2

  -3
        1989   1992       1995            1998           2001     2004            2007              2010             2013   2016       2019

                      OVERALL WORLD ECONOMY. PRESENT SITUATION   OVERALL WORLD ECONOMY IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS (2Q LAG)

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UNEMPLOYMENT SHRINKING, CONSUMPTION STRONG
     %       NON ACCELERATING INFLATION RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT (NAIRU) AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE USA – GERMANY
     12
     11
     10
      9
      8
      7
      6
      5
      4
      3
          1996    1998    2000       2002   2004      2006    2008       2010        2012         2014        2016   2018   2020

                         UNITED STATES,      UNITED STATES,          GERMANY,                 GERMANY,
                         UNEMPLOYMENT        NAIRU                   UNEMPLOYMENT             NAIRU

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DIVERGENCE BETWEEN EUROPE AND US
 %                                         INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION GROWTH: DIVERGENCE
  6
  5
  4
  3
  2
  1
  0
 -1
 -2
 -3
 -4
      jan   apr    jul   oct   jan   apr       jul       oct       jan   apr       jul        oct         jan       apr   jul    oct       jan
                  2015                        2016                                2017                                    2018             2019
                                                 EU28 [% 1 YEAR]         US [% 1 YEAR]

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CAPITAL EXPENDITURE (CAPEX): POLITICAL UNCERTAINTIES
                                  EURO AREA GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION AS % OF GDP
       %
      24,5
      24,0
      23,5
      23,0
      22,5
      22,0
      21,5
      21,0
      20,5
      20,0
      19,5
      19,0
             1996   1998   2000     2002     2004     2006     2008     2010         2012          2014   2016   2018

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1.MACRO-ECONOMIC VIEW:
SYNCHRONIZED SLOWDOWN     #BNPPFOutlook

       B/ BELGIUM
BELGIUM: STEADY GROWTH
                                  4%
                                  3%
                                  2%
      GDP (volume growth, yoy%)

                                  1%
                                  0%
                                  -1%
                                  -2%
                                  -3%
                                  -4%
                                  -5%
                                        2009   2011   2013             2015                 2017                        2019

                                                             ACTUALS          OUTLOOK

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DECOMPOSING THE TREND

                                       GDP
                                                GDP
                        POPULATION           POPULATION

           GDP          HOURS WORKED                  # WORKERS                         18-65 YR OLD
       HOURS WORKED        WORKER                     18-65 YR OLD                        TOTAL
                                                                                        POPULATION

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DECOMPOSING THE TREND

                                       GDP
                                                GDP
                        POPULATION           POPULATION

           GDP          HOURS WORKED                  # WORKERS                         18-65 YR OLD
       HOURS WORKED        WORKER                     18-65 YR OLD                        TOTAL
                                                                                        POPULATION

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CREATING JOBS, BUT WHO WILL FILL THEM IN?
                                                                                             VACANCY RATE CREEPING UP IN BELGIUM
                                                     5.0%
( Job openings / total jobs,1 year moving average)

                                                     4.5%
     Vacancy rate in business economy (B-N)

                                                     4.0%
                                                     3.5%
                                                     3.0%
                                                     2.5%
                                                     2.0%
                                                     1.5%
                                                     1.0%
                                                     0.5%
                                                     0.0%
                                                            2010   2011               2012              2013         2014            2015                     2016   2017

                                                                          EURO AREA            NETHERLANDS       FRANCE       GERMANY                 BELGIUM

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EMPLOYMENT RATE: ACTUAL VERSUS AMBITION
                                               EMPLOYMENT RATE                                                               %
                                     20 to 64 years; 1 year moving average
                                                                                                                         80,0

                                                                                                                         77,5

                                                                                                                         75,0

                                                                                                                         72,5

                                                                                                                         70,0

                                                                                                                         67,5

                                                                                                                         65,0

                                                                                                                         62,5
             2000                  2005                        2010                                   2015

                    EU 28   NETHERLANDS         FRANCE         GERMANY               BELGIUM                 AMBITION

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15
                                                        25
                                                        35

                                                    0
                                                         %

                                                         5
                                                        10
                                                        20
                                                        30
                                                        40
                                     LITHUANIA
                                         LATVIA
                                     BULGARIA
                                     SLOVAKIA
                                       CYPRUS
                                       ESTONIA
                                       SWEDEN
                                        GREECE
                                         MALTA
                                     PORTUGAL
                                      BELGIUM

                                                        11th
                                             UK
                                                                                          aged 15 to 19, 2009

                                     HUNGARY
                                       IRELAND
                                        FRANCE
                                          ITALY
                                 LUXEMBOURG
                                       AUSTRIA
                                                                      STUDENTS IN APPRENTICESHIPS AS A PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION

                                     DENMARK
                                     GERMANY
                                                        15
                                                        25
                                                        35
                                                        45
                                                        55
                                                        65

                                                    0
                                                        70

                                                         5
                                                        10
                                                        20
                                                        30
                                                        40
                                                        50
                                                         %

                                                        60

                                     GERMANY
                                      AUSTRIA
                                 NETHERLQNDS
                                                                                                                                  APPRENTICESHIPS VS. YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT

                                     DENMARK
                                         MALTA
                                UNITED STATES
                                      FINLAND
                                      ESTONIA
                                 LUXEMBOURG
                                   CZECH REP.
                                             U.K.
                                         LATVIA
                                      BELGIUM
                                                               13th

                                      SWEDEN
                                     ROMANIA
Economic & Investment Outlook

                                           EU 27
                                     SLOVENIA
                                    LITHUANIA
                                                                        aged 15 to 24, 2012 Q4

                                        FRANCE
                                                                      YOUTH EMPLOYMENT RATES

                                     HUNGARY
                                        POLAND
                                        POLAND
                                       IRELAND
                                     BULGARIA
                                       CYPRUS
                                     SLOVAKIA
                                           ITALY
17

                                    PORTUGAL
                                          SPAIN
                                        GREECE
BELGIUM: NO SIGNS OF UBERISATION YET
                                        LABOUR MARKET TRENDS
                                 (% of the total number of employees)
     30%

     25%

     20%

     15%

     10%

     5%

     0%
           1992     1997                    2002                    2007                               2012

                           TEMPORARY WORK          PART TIME WORK     FLEX WORK

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HIRING AND FIRING PRACTISES                                                                      FLEXIBILITY OF WAGE DETERMINATION
IN YOUR COUNTRY, TO WHAT EXTENT DO REGULATIONS ALLOW FLEXIBLE HIRING AND FIRING OF WORKERS?      IN YOUR COUNTRY, HOW ARE WAGES GENERALLY SET?
[1 = NOT AT ALL; 7 = TO A GREAT EXTENT]                                                          [1 = BY A CENTRALIZED BARGAINING PROCESS; 7 = BY EACH INDIVIDUAL COMPANY]
  7                                                                                                7                                                                                  Ranked:
  6                                                                                   Ranked:      6
  5                                                                                                5                                                                                  106/140
  4
                                                                                     115/140       4
  3                                                                                                3
  2                                                                                                2
  1                                                                                                1
  0                                                                                                0
       HONG KONG SAR   SWITZERLAND     UNITED STATES   SINGAPORE        ICELAND        BELGIUM          HONG KONG SAR       ESTONIA         UGANDA       SINGAPORE       LITHUANIA     BELGIUM

INTERNAL LABOUR MOBILITY                                                                         LABOUR TAX RATE
IN YOUR COUNTRY, TO WHAT EXTENT DO PEOPLE MOVE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY                     THE AMOUNT OF LABOUR TAXES AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS PAID BY
FOR PROFESSIONAL REASONS? [1 = NOT AT ALL; 7 = TO A GREAT EXTENT]                                THE EMPLOYER AS A PERCENTAGE OF PROFITS.
 7                                                                                    Ranked:                                                                                         Ranked:
 6                                                                                               60%
 5                                                                                   62/140                                                                                           138/140
 4                                                                                               40%
 3
 2                                                                                               20%
 1
 0                                                                                               0%
          GUINEA       UNITED STATES      BENIN        MONTENEGRO      HONDURAS        BELGIUM            CAMBODIA          KENYA           NAMBIA       SEYCHELLES     NEW ZEALAND    BELGIUM

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DECOMPOSING THE TREND

                                       GDP
                                                GDP
                        POPULATION           POPULATION

           GDP          HOURS WORKED                  # WORKERS                         18-65 YR OLD
       HOURS WORKED        WORKER                     18-65 YR OLD                        TOTAL
                                                                                        POPULATION

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DIGITAL PERFORMANCE: DESI
                                                  DIGITAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY INDEX (DESI) 2018 RANKING
      80
                                           DOWN FROM 6TH
      70                                    PLACE IN 2017

      60

      50

      40
      30

      20

      10

       0
           DK SE   FI    NL LU           IE UK BE EE ES AT MT LT DE EU                     SI    PT CZ FR LV SK CY HR HU PL                            IT BG EL RO

                        1 CONNECTIVITY      2 HUMAN CAPITAL   3 USE OF INTERNET SERVICES        4 INTEGRATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY      5 DIGITAL PUBLIC SERVICES

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GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIVENESS TO CHANGE                                                            FUTURE ORIENTATION OF GOVERNMENT
RESPONSE TO THE SURVEY QUESTION "IN YOUR COUNTRY, TO WHAT EXTENT DOES THE GOVERNMENT RESPOND     [1 = LIMITED; 7 = HIGH]
EFFECTIVELY TO CHANGE/CHALLENGES?" [1 = NOT AT ALL; 7 = TO A GREAT EXTENT]
  8                                                                                                8
                                                                                       Ranked:                                                                                                     Ranked:
  6                                                                                                6
                                                                                       62/140                                                                                                      62/140
  4                                                                                                4

  2                                                                                                2

  0                                                                                                0
        SINGAPORE     UNITED STATES     UNITED ARAB           SAUDI            QATAR   BELGIUM            SINGAPORE         LUXEMBOURG        UNITED STATES      UNITED ARAB          SAOUDI       BELGIUM
                                         EMIRATES             ARABIA                                                                                              EMIRATES            ARABIA

DIGITAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY INDEX (DESI) 2018, INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY                         DIGITAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY INDEX (DESI) 2018, HUMAN CAPITAL
                                                                                                  90
                                                                                       Ranked:                                                                                                     Ranked:
                                                                                                  80
 70                                                                                    5/29       70                                                                                               12/29
 60                                                                                               60
 50                                                                                               50
 40                                                                                               40
 30                                                                                               30
 20                                                                                               20
 10                                                                                               10
  0                                                                                                0
        DENMARK             FINLAND                 IRELAND                SWEDEN      BELGIUM              FINLAND        THE NETHERLANDS        SWEDEN              UK           LUXEMBOURG      BELGIUM
                                 4A BUSINESS DIGITISATION      4B E-COMMERCE                                                     2A BASIC SKILLS AND USAGE    2B ADVANCED SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT

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ICT GRADUATES: DEAD LAST
  %                        AS A PERCENTAGE OF ALL TERTIARY GRADUATES
  10

  8

  6

  4

  2

  0
                    DEU

                                                                        FRA
                    LUX

                             AUT
                    CZE

                             AUS

                             USA

                                                                                                 TUR
                     EST

                                                                                                       MEX
                                                           BRA
                            OECD

                                                                       CAN

                                                                       HUN
                                                                       CHE
                                                                       NLD
       IDN
       IND

              IRL

                     LVA
        FIN

                              ESP

                             SWE

                                                                       SVK

                                                                       KOR

                                                                                                       PRT
                                                                                                             BEL
                             SVN
                                                           CHL

                                                                        POL
                    DNK

                             GBR
       NZL

                                                                 NOR
                                            MEN    WOMEN

                                                                 Economic & Investment Outlook               24
2. RISKS    #BNPPFOutlook

A/ BREXIT
BREXIT - 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER

                                       Economic & Investment Outlook   26
BREXIT SCENARIOS: MORE PROMINENT TAIL RISKS

                                                                                                                                      No
                                        Our old scenario                                 Yes (90%)                                  (10%)
   WILL THE UK AND EU REACH A DEAL
   ON A WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT?
                                     OUR CURRENT SCENARIO                                                                      No
                                                                                    Yes (80%)
                                                                                                                             (20%)

                                                                                                                                Disord.
                                        Our old scenario             Smooth and soft (60%)              Orderly hard (30%)        hard
                                                                                                                                 (10%)
     WILL THE ULTIMATE OUTCOME
        BE ‘SOFT’ OR ‘HARD’?                                  No                                                       Disorderly
                                     OUR CURRENT SCENARIO                      Soft Brexit              Orderly hard
                                                            Brexit                                                     hard Brexit
                                                            (10%)                (50%)                  Brexit (20%)
                                                                                                                         (20%)

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EU: WHY IT MATTERS
TOTAL GDP RANKING
                G10 – INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES                                  G10 – EU27 COMBINED
           2016               2030            2050               2016                  2030           2050
     1       USA              China            China      1       USA                     China        China
     2      China              USA               USA      2       EU27                     USA           USA
     3      Japan             India             India     3      China                     EU27         India
     4    Germany             Japan          Indonesia    4      Japan                    India      Indonesia
     5        UK            Germany            Japan      5        UK                     Japan         EU27
     6     France               UK             Brazil     6      India                      UK         Japan
     7      India            France           Germany     7      Brazil                   Brazil       Brazil
     8       Italy            Brazil           Mexico     8     Canada                  Indonesia     Mexico
     9      Brazil         Indonesia             UK       9   South Korea              South korea       UK
    10     Canada              Italy           Russia    10     Russia                   Mexico        Russia

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DECISION TIME
         ACCEPT   AMEND                                   REJECT

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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

                                  PARLIAMENT REJECTS

       Renegotiate    Revoke       Extend                  2nd                         No deal
                     Article 50   Article 50               referendum
                                                           General
                                                           election

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WASTE OF TIME

                                                    DEAL RATIFIED

                                                STANDSTILL TRANSITION
                                                   to December 2020

                BACKSTOP INVOKED                                                      EXTENSION OF TRANSITION
     CU, heavy regulatory alignment but no SM                                                 CU & SM

                                                2022 GENERAL ELECTION
                                                      DEADLINE

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2. RISKS      #BNPPFOutlook
B/ TRADE WAR
THREE TRADE WARS BETWEEN US & CHINA (1)

                                          Economic & Investment Outlook   34
THREE TRADE WARS BETWEEN US & CHINA (2)

                                          Economic & Investment Outlook   35
THREE TRADE WARS BETWEEN US & CHINA (3)

                                          Economic & Investment Outlook   36
2. RISKS   #BNPPFOutlook
C/ CHINA
BLOWING BUBBLE AND CHANGING GROWTH MODEL

                                           Economic & InvestmentEconomic
                                                                 Outlook & Investment Outlook   3939
SHADOW BANKING AT THE CENTER

                                                           CORPORATE DEBT
                                                     Private SMEs/high-risk SOEs
                                                    borrowing from shadow banks
            HOUSING BUBBLE                                                                                        FINANCIAL REPRESSION
      Real estate developers borrowing   Shadow banks investing                                                         Investors searching
             from shadow banks                in real estate                                                               higher yields

               PUBLIC DEBT                                                         Potential risk spill-over            BANKING SECTOR
       Local governments borrowing                                                                                        Banks searching
            from shadow banks                          SHADOW BANKING                                                   higher profit margins

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SOE’S WEIGHING ON PRODUCTIVITY AND FINANCING

                                    RATE OF RETURN ON ASSETS BELOW BORROWING COSTS FOR CHINESE SOES*
            China, State-owned industrial and construction enterprises, difference between adjusted return on assets* and borrowing costs
       %

       2

       1

       0
                                                                                                           NEGATIVE
       -1

             06                08                 10                12                14                  16               18

                                                                                                                                  *STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES

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HOUSING NO LONGER AFFORDABLE FOR AVERAGE CHINESE CITIZEN
AVERAGE PRICE PER SQUARE
METER TO BUY APARTMENT IN
CITY CENTRE
565                       28,150

  Hong Kong     28,149.64 $
  London        17,648.50 $
  Singapore      16,144.59 $
  Beijing       14,637.80 $
  Shanghai      14,372.20 $
  Zurich        14,279.05 $
  New York       13,373.19 $
  Brussels       3,509.00 $

                                           Economic & Investment Outlook   42
VICTIMS OF REORGANISATION (1): INFRASTRUCTURE
                                           INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT (% YTD)
      30

      25

      20

      15

      10

       5

      0

     (5)
           2012   2013              2014               2015            2016                     2017            2018

                         PROPERTY               FAI* GROWTH         MANUFACTURING              INFRASTRUCTURE

                                                                                                                       *FIXED ASSETS INVESTMENTS

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VICTIMS OF REORGANISATION (2): PRIVATE COMPANIES
                                                       CAN REGULATORS GET BANKS LENDING TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR AGAIN?
                                                     Estimated share of private-sector firms in new corporate loans (2017 preliminary)
                           70
                                                                             PRIVATE FIRM SHARE
                           60                                                                                            proposed regulatory target of 50%
% OF NEW CORPORATE LOANS

                                                                                                                         of new corporate loans
                           50
                           40
                           30
                           20
                           10
                           0
                                2007   2008   2009   2010      2011       2012       2013       2014        2015        2016          2017       2018        2019   2020

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CHINA: CHANGING GROWTH MODEL
                         HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION AS A % OF GDP
                   US
                Brazil
                   UK
                 Italy
                India
                 Japan
              Germany
                France
           South Korea
                 China
                         0        10       20         30         40           50              60         70
                                                   CURRENT     10Y AGO

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CHANGING GROWTH MODEL VIA REDUCING SAVING RATE
                                              CHINA’S UNUSUALLY HIGH SAVINGS RATE SHOULD MOVE CLOSER TO GLOBAL NORMS
                                                            Household savings rate vs. total dependency ratio, 2015
                       40
                                           CHINA
                       35
                       30
                       25
   Household savings

                       20                                                   SWITZERLAND
                                                                                                MEXICO                          SWEDEN
                       15
                                                                                         NORWAY
                       10    SOUTH KOREA                 RUSSIA                                                                         FRANCE
                                                                                              US GERMANY
                        5                                                        AUSTRALIA                             DENMARK
                                                                   CANADA                       NETHERLANDS                                       JAPAN
                                                                                      SPAIN                                ITALY
                       0
                                                         POLAND                                NEW ZEALAND              UK
                       -5
                            35                     40              45                     50                      55                         60           65
                                                                             Total dependency ratio

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CHANGING GROWTH MODEL VIA INCREASING URBANISATION RATE
                    URBAN POPULATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION, 2013                            URBANISATION, THE LAST POWERFUL GROWTH ENGINE
       Argentina                                                                   92.8%   100                                                                                                      1,000
           Japan                                                                   92.3%
                                                                                           90                                                                                                       900
        Australia                                                               89.5%
          France                                                             86.8%         80                                                                                                       800
           Brazil                                                           85.1%
                                                                                           70                                                                                                       700
   United States                                                          82.9%
         Canada                                                         80.9%              60                                                                                                       600
 United Kingdom                                                        79.9%               50                                                                                                       500
         Mexico                                                       78.7%
           Spain                                                     77.7%                 40                                                                                                       400
        Germany                                                   74.2%                    30                                                                                                       300
          Turkey                                                 73.3%
                                                                                           20                                                                                                       200
            Italy                                             68.8%
    South Africa                                          62.9%                             10                                                                                                      100
          Greece                                         62.0%
                                                                                            0                                                                                                       0
          China                                          59%              80%                    1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017
     Philippines                                 49.4%                                                           Urban population (RHS, millions)   Urban population (LHS, % of total)
                                                                                                                 Rural population (RHS, millions)   Hukou urban population (LHS, % of total)
                                                                                                                                                    Non-agri (LHS, % of GDP)

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3. MONETARY POLICY   #BNPPFOutlook
GLOBAL: MONETARY TIGHTENING DRIVING THE SLOWDOWN
                                               5                                                                                                                                        4.0
                                                                                                                                                                                        3.8
                                               4
    Size of balance sheet in % of global GDP

                                                                                                                                                                                        3.6
                                                                                                                                                                                        3.4
                                               3
                                                                                                                                                                                        3.2

                                                                                                                                                                                              Global GDP YOY%
                                               2                                                                                                                                        3.0
                                                                                                                                                                                        2.8
                                                1                                                                                                                                       2.6
                                                                                                                                                                                        2.4
                                               0
                                                                                                                                                                                        2.2
                                               -1                                                                                                                                       2.0
                                                                                                                                                                                        1.8
                                               -2                                                                                                                                       1.6
                                                    2011         2012         2013           2014            2015             2016             2017             2018           2019
                                                     BoJ   ECB          Fed      Big-3 balance sheet                                               Global GDP
                                                                                 ( % of Global GDP, 1 Year Changes, 6 Quarters lagged )            (volumes, % YOY, Right Hand Scale)

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MONETARY POLICY: OUTLOOK
                              PROJECTED POLICY RATES FED & ECB
       3,50%
       3,00%
       2,50%
       2,00%
        1,50%
        1,00%
       0,50%
       0,00%
       -0,50%
                2016   2017                2018                   2019                            2020
                                     FED          ECB   FEDfcst    ECBfcst

                                                                  Economic & Investment Outlook          50
INFLATION RISING SLOWLY
                                                                                                                                                                                   Forecast
                                  5                                                                                                                                                           3,0
                                                                                                                                                                                              2,8
                                  4

                                                                                                                                                                                                    HICP excluding housing & transportation services
                                                                                                                                                                                              2,6
                                  3
                                                                                                                                                                                              2,4
                                                                   Output gap* (% GDP, 4Q lag)
Output gap as % of GDP (4Q lag)

                                  2                                                                                                                                                           2,2
                                                                                                    HICP** services excluding
                                  1                                                                 Housing and transport services                                                            2,0
                                                                                                    (% YOY, RHS, 26.4% of HICP)                                                               1,8
                                  0
                                                                                                                                                                                              1,6
                                  -1                                                                                                                                                          1,4
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                                  -4                                                                                                                                                          0,6
                                  -5                                                                                                                                                          0,4
                                       2006   2007   2008   2009            2010           2011   2012         2013          2014         2015         2016          2017   2018       2019

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CHAPTER II
INVESTMENT STRATEGY   #BNPPFOutlook
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AT LEAST FOR THE US
     %
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          2008   2009   2010   2011         2012   2013   2014            2015              2016   2017   2018

                                      S&P 500             EURO STOXX 50

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THE MARKET STORY OF THE YEAR
 %

 10

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       Jan 16   Jan 31   Feb 14 Feb 28   Mar 15 Mar 29   Apr 16   Apr 30   May 15   May 31   Jun 15    Jun 29    Jul 16         Jul 31   Aug 15   Aug 31 Sep 14
                                                                           2018
                                                     S&P 500 INDEX           EEM

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“MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN” SEEMS TO WORK
                                           EUR/USD
                                           1.2650

                                           1.2430

                                           1.2000

                                           1.2000

                                           1.1930

                                           1.1600
                                           1.1600

                                           1.1430
                                           1.1200
                                           1.1200
                                                         Jan 15   Feb 14 Mar 15 Apr 15 May 15 Jun 25 Jul 16   Aug 15 Sep 34 Oct 25 Nov 25
                                                                                               2035
                                                                    Daily Price      Average 200 days           Average 50 days

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US MIDTERMS

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US ELECTION RESULTS

              2016                         2018

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THREE LEGGED BULL
   STRONG ECONOMIC GROWTH   STRONG CORPORATE RESULTS                           EASY MONETARY POLICY

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RECESSIONS HAPPEN 15% OF THE TIME
                                                        US RECESSION DATES BETWEEN 1921 AND 2018
                        9
                        8

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  S&P 500 (LOG SCALE)

                        6
                        5
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                            1921   1931   1941   1951           1961        1971        1981              1991           2001   2011

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NOT A SINGLE CAUSE
                                         US EXPANSIONS AND THEIR TRAGIC ENDS
  START    FINISH   DURATION IN MONTHS                RECESSION DURATION IN MONTHS                             LIKELY CAUSE OF RECESSION
  MAY 54   AUG 57           39                                      8                                                Fiscal tightening
  APR 58   APR 60           24                                      10                                             Monetary tightening
  FEB 61   DEC 69          106                                      11                                               Fiscal tightening
  NOV 70   NOV 73           36                                      16                                                   Oil shock
  MAR 75   JAN 80           58                                      6                                                    Oil shock
  JUL 80   JUL 81           12                                      16                                             Monetary tightening
  NOV 82   JUL 90           92                                      8                                             Unknown (Kuwait, S&L?)
  MAR 91   MAR 01          120                                      8                                              Equity bubble popped
  NOV 01   DEC 07           73                                      18                                                Financial crisis
  JUN 09     ?             107                                      ?                                                        ?

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STILL POSITIVE
                                        RECESSIONS TEND TO BE LED BY CHANGES IN MOMENTUM AMONG HIGHER FREQUENCY ECONOMIC INDICATORS
                       200
                       180
                       160
                       140
INDEX (JAN 1997=100)

                       120
                       100
                        80
                        60
                        40
                        20
                         0
                          1967   1972           1977          1982            1987            1992        1997                2002               2007   2012    2017

                                                  RECESSION          CLAIMS          CONFIDENCE      PERMITS           ISM MFG             SLOOS

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BUT...
    POINTS
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     2800

     2600

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     2000

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             Jan Feb Mar   Apr May Jun   Jul   Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar   Apr May Jun    Jul   Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar    Apr May Jun   Jul   Aug Sep Oct Nov
                                     2016                                                    2017                                              2018

                                                                                   S&P 500

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CENTRAL BANKS BUYING (A LOT OF) BONDS
                                            250                                  PURCHASE OF BONDS BY CENTRAL BANKS                                        250

                                                                                 BN USD, MOBILE AVERAGE ON 12 MONTHS
                                            200                                                                                                 FORECAST   200
   PURCHASE OF OBLIGATIONS IN BILLION USD

                                            150                                                                                                            150

                                            100                                                                                                            100

                                             50                                                                                                            50

                                              0                                                                                                            0

                                            -50                                                                                                            -50
                                                          BOJ USD          FED      ECB USD          total
                                            -100                                                                                                           -100
                                                   2015             2016                      2017           2018                             2019

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A SHORT HISTORY OF LONG-TERM RATES
                   THE LONG HISTORY OF LONG (10-YEAR US TREASURIES) YIELDS
  18
  16                                  FEDERAL RESERVE
                                      SYSTEM CREATED
  14                                              1913
  12
  10
  8
  6
  4
  2
   0

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WEAK PERFORMANCE OVER THE SUMMER

  1500

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  1300

  1200

  1100

  1000
               2014      2015                      2016                    2017           2018

                            PRICE OF GOLD IN USD

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A SILVER LINING
  22.00
  21.00
  20.00
  19.00
  18.00
   17.00
  16.00
  15.00
                                                                                                                        14.33
  14.00
    0.60
    0.40
    0.20
    0.00
                                                                                                                        -0.22

            2014                    2015                       2016                              2017            2018

                   SILVER SPOT $ / OZ      SILVER MANAGED MONEY NET POSITIONS / OPEN INTEREST ON 9/11/18

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A RELATIVELY TIGHT MARKET?
USD
140

120

100

 80

 60                                                                                                                                                   66.34

 40

 20

  0
      1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007    2008      2009   2010   2011    2012      2013     2014   2015   2016   2017   2018

                                                                     PRICE OF OIL

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CHANGE IS THE ONLY CONSTANT
TOP 10 TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES
BY MARKET CAPITALIZATION
                                                                    MAINFRAME                        PC                   INTERNET                   MOBILITY/CLOUD             MACHINE LEARNING?

                    1980                                     1990                                    2000                                   2010                                     2018
 COMPANY                   MARKET CAP*   COMPANY                     MARKET CAP*   COMPANY                  MARKET CAP*   COMPANY                  MARKET CAP*    COMPANY                   MARKET CAP*

 IBM                           38        IBM                             54        MICROSOFT                    604       MICROSOFT                   269         APPLE                         1,099
 EASTMAN KODAK                 8         PANASONIC                       33        CISCO SYSTEMS                355       GOOGLE                       197        AMAZON                        982

 XEROX                          5        TOSHIBA                         27        INTEL                        274       APPLE                        191        MICROSOFT                      861

 HEWLETT-PACKARD                4        NEC                             19        LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES          238       IBM                          171        GOOGLE                        852

 EMERSON ELECTRIC               2        FUJITSU                         19        NOKIA                        210       CISCO SYSTEMS                138        FACEBOOK                      508
 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS              2        MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC             16        IBM                          193       ORACLE                       123        ALIBABA                       454

 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS             2        EASTMAN KODAK                   13        ORACLE                       158       HEWLETT-PACKARD              122        TENCENT HOLDINGS               412

 NORTEL NETWORKS                2        SANYO ELECTRIC                  13        NORTEL NETWORKS              139       INTEL                        113        SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS            312

 INTEL                          1        FUJIFILM HOLDINGS               12        SUN MICROSYSTEMS             135       SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS          88         INTEL                         223
 HARRIS                         1        HEWLETT-PACKARD                 11        DELL                         130       QUALCOMM                     77         TSMC                           216

                                                                                                                                                                                            *IN BILLION USD

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LONG TERM OPPORTUNITIES?
                                                   HACK                                                                                                 ROBO
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                                                                                                       3.00                                                                                      4.00
                                                                                                       2.50
                                                                                                       2.00                                                                                      3.00
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                                                                                                       1.00
                                                                                                       0.50                                                                                      1.00
                                                                                                       0.0                                                                                       0.00
                                                                                                       -0.50
                                                                                                       -1.00
Dec    Mar   Jun    $40   Dec   Mar   Jun    $40     Dec   Mar   Jun    $40   Dec   Mar   Jun    $40           Dec Mar Jun $40 Dec Mar Jun $40 Dec Mar Jun $40 Dec Mar Jun $40 Dec Mar Jun $40
2014         2015                     2016                       2017                     2018                 2013    2014            2015            2016            2017            2017

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BIOTECH LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITY
                                                                                 NASDAQ BIOTECHNOLOGY INDEX
                       4500
                       4000
                       3500
                       3000
                       2500
                       2000
                       1500
                       1000
                        500
                           0
                        500
                        400
                        300
                        200
                         100
                           0
                        -100
                       -200
                               1999 2000   2001 2002 2003   2004   2005   2006 2007   2008 2009 2010     2011 2012   2013   2014 2015 2016   2017 2018

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1                  3
                 US   BELGIUM

                      EUROPE
WHERE TO                        2
INVEST IN…
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WHERE TO INVEST IN THE US?

     Health Care         Consumer Discretionary       Technology       Consumer Discretionary           Consumer Staples
  245        55,70%          46       37,60%      180      35,80%          130             11,90%        52       17,50%
  Target     Potential     Target     Potential   Target   Potential      Target           Potential    Target    Potential

                                                                       Health Care Equipment
        Materials                 Energy              Technology                                            Financials
                                                                             & Services
   89        25,90%          90       14,00%      130      20,10%          110             17,40%        78       20,10%
  Target     Potential     Target     Potential   Target   Potential      Target           Potential    Target    Potential

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WHERE TO INVEST IN EUROPE?

     Health Care            Technology           Technology                    Financials                Technology
   87       10,00%      100 SEK 30,00%        125         36,30%       27,40             21,80%       110      52,60%
  Target    Potential    Target   Potential   Target      Potential     Target           Potential    Target   Potential

        Telecom             Financials                 Energy                  Industrials                Materials
  176 p     15,00%        46      20,70%      36,5        34,70%         125             23,40%       100      26,60%
  Target    Potential    Target   Potential   Target      Potential     Target           Potential    Target   Potential

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WHERE TO INVEST IN BELGIUM?

        Holdings          Biotechnology              Financials               Technology                 Technology
  161       15,00%       15        30,20%      62,70      53,30%          28             30,80%         5      70,70%
  Target    Potential   Target     Potential   Target     Potential     Target           Potential    Target   Potential

      Materials               Materials              Telecom                     Utilities            Consumer Staples
  140       36,20%       10        58,20%       28        19,20%          18             73,10%        83      21,20%
  Target    Potential   Target     Potential   Target     Potential     Target           Potential    Target   Potential

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QUESTIONS
ANSWERS

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2. aucune partie de leur rémunération n’a été, n’est ou ne sera, directement ou indirecte ment, liée aux recommandations ou aux opinions spécifiques exprimées dans le rapport de recherche.

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2. geen enkel deel van hun bezoldiging rechtstreeks of onrechtstreeks verband hield, houdt of zal houden met de specifieke aanbevelingen of opinies die in deze teksten worden gegeven.

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