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ECONOMIC &
INVESTMENT OUTLOOK
2021
KOEN DE LEUS & PHILIPPE GIJSELS
BRUSSELS, 04/12/2020
ECONOMIC & INVESTMENT OUTLOOK 2021 - BNP Paribas Fortis
#BNPPFOUTLOOK

AGENDA
         01   Setting the scene

         02   Game changer

         03   Continued monetary & fiscal support

         04   Solving the debt problem

         05   Post-Corona World

         06   Belgium

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CHAPTER 1                                   #BNPPFOUTLOOK

SETTING THE SCENE

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MOBILITY AND INFECTIONS: -10% / -20% IS SPEED LIMIT
                    Belgium: Google mobility versus confirmed cases, 2020                                            Spain: Google mobility versus confirmed cases, 2020
         100000                                                                            10             120000                                                                       10
          90000                                                                            0              110000                                                                       0
          80000                                                                                           100000                                                                       -10
                                                                                           -10             90000
Number

                                                                                                 Number
          70000                                                                            -20             80000                                                                       -20
          60000                                                                                            70000                                                                       -30
                                                                                           -30
          50000                                                                                            60000                                                                       -40
                                                                                           -40
          40000                                                                                            50000                                                                       -50
                                                                                           -50             40000
          30000                                                                                                                                                                        -60
                                                                                           -60             30000
          20000                                                                                            20000                                                                       -70
          10000                                                                            -70                                                                                         -80
                                                                                                           10000
              0                                                                            -80                 0                                                                       -90
                  Feb    Mar      Apr     May     Jun      Jul     Aug     Sep      Oct                            Feb   Mar     Apr    May     Jun     Jul     Aug     Sep     Oct

                    Germany: Google mobility versus confirmed cases, 2020                                           France: Google mobility versus confirmed cases, 2020
         100000                                                                            10             300000                                                                       10
          90000                                                                                                                                                                        0
                                                                                           0              250000
          80000                                                                                                                                                                        -10
Number

                                                                                                 Number
          70000                                                                            -10
                                                                                                          200000                                                                       -20
          60000                                                                            -20                                                                                         -30
          50000                                                                                           150000
                                                                                           -30                                                                                         -40
          40000
                                                                                                          100000                                                                       -50
          30000                                                                            -40
          20000                                                                                                                                                                        -60
                                                                                           -50             50000
          10000                                                                                                                                                                        -70
              0                                                                            -60                0                                                                        -80
                  Feb    Mar      Apr     May     Jun      Jul     Aug     Sep      Oct                            Feb   Mar     Apr    May     Jun     Jul     Aug     Sep     Oct

                  Mobility, Length of Stay, (Retail & Recreation + Transit Stations + Workplaces)/3, mean(The Whole Country, 7), The Whole Country, rhs
                  Coronavirus Disease (COVID19) Pandemic, Confirmed Cases, Aggregate, lhs
Sources: BNP Paribas Fortis, Macrobond

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MOBILITY AND INFECTIONS: PREDICTING GDP REAL TIME?

                                                                                 GDP decline and mobility
                                                        105%
                        Real quarterly GDP vs Q4 2019

                                                        100%

                                                        95%

                                                        90%        Belgium Q1
                                                        85%

                                                        80%
                                                                                                           Belgium Q2
                                                        75%
                                                                      Q1    Q2
                                                        70%
                                                               0         -10             -20          -30            -40           -50         -60
                                                                     Reduction in mobility versus normal situation (average of 4 indicators)

Sources: BNP Paribas Fortis, Eurostat, Google

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MOBILITY AS AN INDICATOR

                                                Mobility as real-time measure of GDP decline
                          98%
                          96%
                          94%
                          92%
                          90%
                          88%
                          86%
                          84%
                          82%
                          80%
                          78%
                                            01/01/2020            01/04/2020              01/07/2020          01/10/2020

                                                         National Bank of Belgium (NBB)      Mobility model

Sources: BNP Paribas Fortis, Eurostat, Google

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DOUBLE DIP: NOW INEVITABLE

                                                                           Developed markets:
                                                                        GDP level (Q4 2019 = 100, sa)
       105
                                                                   Forecast
       100

        95

        90

        85
           Q4 ‘19                       Q2 ‘20                        Q4 ‘20         Q2 ‘21            Q4 ‘21   Q2 ‘22                Q4 ‘22

                                                                 Eurozone      United States   Japan

Sources: National statistical offices, BNP Paribas forecast (dashed lines)

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CHAPTER 2                              #BNPPFOUTLOOK

GAME CHANGER

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MARKETS SURGE AS
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PFIZER VACCINE PREVENTS
95% OF COVID CASES!

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A GOLDEN AGE
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OF BIOTECH

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SERENDEPITY AND LONGEVITY

                                         Nasdaq Biotech Index
4000

3000

2000

1000

400

   0
-200
         2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Source: Bloomberg

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BETTER VACCINE: FEWER PEOPLE NEED TO GET IT
                                   100%
                                   90%
% of population to be vaccinated

                                   80%
                                   70%
                                   60%
                                   50%
                                   40%
                                   30%
                                   20%
                                   10%
                                    0%
                                          30%   40%   50%      60%      70%   80%   90%

                                                      Vaccine effectivity

                                                         Various measures

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BUT THIS IS WHERE WE WERE EARLY 2020
                                   100%
                                   90%
% of population to be vaccinated

                                   80%
                                   70%
                                   60%
                                   50%
                                   40%
                                   30%
                                   20%
                                   10%
                                    0%
                                          30%   40%    50%     60%      70%         80%   90%

                                                      Vaccine effectivity

                                                Various measures            No limits

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EFFICIENCY VACCINE AND HERD IMMUNITY:
SOME PR STILL TO BE DONE

                                   % planning to get vaccinated within 3 months of vaccine being
                                                       released (October data)
80%

60%

40%

20%

0%
       35-44

       55-64

                                    35-44

                                                35-44

                                                                          35-44

                                                                                           35-44

                                                                                                            18-24
       18-24
       25-34

       45-54

                                    18-24
                                    25-34

                                    45-54
                                    55-64

                                                18-24
                                                25-34

                                                45-54
                                                55-64

                                                             18-24
                                                             25-34
                                                             35-44
                                                             45-54
                                                             55-64

                                                                          18-24
                                                                          25-34

                                                                          45-54
                                                                          55-64

                                                                                           18-24
                                                                                           25-34

                                                                                           45-54
                                                                                           55-64

                                                                                                            25-34
                                                                                                            35-44
                                                                                                            45-54
                                                                                                            55-64
                                                               65+
         65+

                                      65+

                                                  65+

                                                                            65+

                                                                                             65+

                                                                                                              65+
            France                   Germany        Italy       Spain     United Kingdom    USA                 Belgium

Sources: dbDig Survey, Sciensano

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REASONABLE MEASURES: 90% EFF = 60%+ VACC !
                                   100%                                                                  Gatherings limited to
                                                                                                         1000 people or less
                                   90%
% of population to be vaccinated

                                   80%                                                                   Gatherings limited to
                                                                                                         100 people or less
                                   70%
                                                                                                         Gatherings limited to
                                   60%                                                                   10 people or less
                                   50%
                                                                                                         Some businesses
                                   40%                                                                   closed

                                   30%                                                                   Most nonessential
                                                                                                         businesses closed
                                   20%
                                   10%                                                                   Schools and universities
                                                                                                         closed
                                    0%
                                          30%     40%        50%   60%         70%    80%     90%                        -25%       0%       25%        50%         75 %       100%

                                                         Vaccine effectivity
                                                                                                                                         Average reduction in Rt, in           Ends
                                                                                                                                          the context of our data          Transmission
                                          Various measures         No limits         Ban 10+ gathering

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LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL?
WHILE LOGISTICAL DIFFICULTIES, A VACCINE                                                            Belgium:
WOULD HAVE POSITIVE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE                                    Google mobility versus financial situation next 12m
                                                                10                                                                                     3
ECONOMY THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS:                                0                                                                                     2
                                                                -10                                                                                    1
▪ Sentiment effect
                                                                -20                                                                                    0
   ▪ Confidence holds up in spite of 2nd wave?

                                                                                                                                                            Percent
                                                                -30                                                                                    -1
   ▪ Market impact                                              -40                                                                                    -2
▪ Reduced need for lockdown after vaccine roll-out … but        -50                                                                                    -3
  short term maybe more stringent measures + most               -60                                                                                    -4
  vulnerable might restrict themselves more.                    -70                                                                                    -5
                                                                -80                                                                                    -6
▪ More positif vaccine results will boost confidence further,          Feb       Mar      Apr      May       Jun      Jul     Aug       Sep      Oct
  negative will be discarded.                                                                             2020
                                                                      Consumer Surveys, DG ECFIN, Consumer Confidence, Financial Situation Over Next 12 Months

                                                                      Mobility, Length of Stay, (Retail & Recreation+Transit Stations +Workplaces)/3

Sources: BNP Paribas Fortis, Macrobond

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CHAPTER 3                                                     #BNPPFOUTLOOK

CONTINUED MONETARY & FISCAL SUPPORT

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PREMATURE WITHDRAWAL OF DISCRETIONARY SUPPORT – BIS ?

                       Big policy support in First Wave
                 40                                                         15
                       FISCAL SUPPORT               MONETARY SUPPORT
                 35
                                                                            10
                 30
Percent of GDP

                 25                                                          5

                 20
                                                                             0
                 15
                                                                             -5
                 10

                  5                                                         -10

                                                                                  ESP
                                                                                  BRA

                                                                                  USA
                                                                                  AUS

                                                                                  FRA
                                                                                  GBR

                                                                                  CHN

                                                                                  KOR
                                                                                  TUR

                                                                                  RUS

                                                                                  SAU
                                                                                  MEX
                                                                                  CAN

                                                                                  DEU
                                                                                  JPN
                                                                                  ZAF

                                                                                    ITA

                                                                                   IND
                                                                                   IDN
                  0
                        DM              EM           DM            EM
                      Guarantees etc.   Budgetary     Private QE   SOV QE         Non-discretionary   Discretionary       Employment loss

Source: BIS estimates

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RISK OF SCARRING
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RISK OF SCARRING

K-RECOVERY                            LONG TERM SCARRING
   Services versus industrial          Weak demand undermines
                                       supply potential
   Rich versus ‘poor’ /
   more indebted countries                       Capital spending
                                                 and productivity
   Educational attainment / skilled
   Young versus old                              Long-term
                                                 unemployment

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RISK OF SCARRING
                                  Rise of the zombies before COVID                LONG TERM SCARRING
                        20                                                        Weak demand undermines
                                                                                  supply potential
 Percent of companies

                        15                                                                Capital spending
                                                                                          and productivity

                        10
                                                                                          Long-term
                                                                                          unemployment
                         5
                                                                                          Zombification

                         0
                             85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 17
                                               Global    US
Source: BIS estimates, listed companies only

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RISK OF SCARRING
                                                                                     LONG TERM SCARRING
                          OECD corporates running at a loss                          Weak demand undermines
                                                                                     supply potential
  5,0
           Distribution of
  4,5
           OECD corporates                                                                   Capital spending
  4,0                                                                                        and productivity
  3,5
                          POST-COVID                        PRE-COVID
  3,0                                                                                        Long-term
  2,5                                                                                        unemployment
  2,0
  1,5                                                                                        Zombification
  1,0
  0,5
                                                                                             Business
                                                                                             failures/credit
  0,0
           0            0,25     0,5      0,75   1   1,25      1,5        1,75   2           deterioration

                           Unprofitable                      Profitable
Source: BIS estimates

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CONTINUED ‘SMART’ SUPPORT NECESSARY

END ASAP HEALTH                  SUPPORT household and   ENSURE DURABLE              PREPARE POST-
CRISES: invest testing,          firms (targeted)        RECOVERY                    PANDEMIC WORLD
contact tracing, prepare roll-                           ▪ Reforms                   ▪ Promote investment /
out vaccine, ...                                                                       hiring expanding sectors
                                                         ▪ Invest in education,
                                                           technology                ▪ Training opportunities
                                                           (government, digital        unemployed
                                                           divide), green ....
                                                         ▪ Productivity increasing
                                                           investments

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SOLVING THE DEBT PROBLEM

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THE DEBT PROBLEM:
WILL IT JEOPARDISE MONETARY DOMINANCE?
General government gross debt (% of GDP)
210

180

150

120

  90

  60

  30

    0
        2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
            Euro area             United States              Advanced economies

Source: European Commission Economic Forecast Spring 2020 and IMF. Dashed lines are projections.

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THE DEBT PROBLEM:
WILL IT JEOPARDISE MONETARY DOMINANCE?
                                                      General government gross debt (% of GDP)
210                                                                                                210

180                                                                                                180

150                                                                                                150

120                                                                                                120

  90                                                                                               90

  60                                                                                               60

  30                                                                                               30

    0                                                                                               0
        2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020                                           2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
            Euro area             United States              Advanced economies                                 Greece            Italy         Portugal            Spain           France

Source: European Commission Economic Forecast Spring 2020 and IMF. Dashed lines are projections.    Source: European Commission Economic Forecast Spring 2020. Dashed lines are projections.

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SOLVING THE DEBT PROBLEM: THE ORTHODOX WAY

        RUN PRIMARY SURPLUSES, INTRODUCE STRUCTURAL
         REFORMS AND HOPE EASY MONETARY POLICY CAN
             SUPPORT THE BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENT

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SOLVING THE DEBT PROBLEM: THE ORTHODOX WAY

                                                                      Gross Domestic Product, Total,
RUN PRIMARY SURPLUSES, INTRODUCE                                Current Prices, % YoY, 5-year moving average
STRUCTURAL REFORMS AND HOPE EASY                      %
MONETARY POLICY CAN SUPPORT THE                       12
                                                      11
BUDGETARY ADJUSTMENT                                  10
                                                       9
Result                                                 8
                                                       7
▪ Weakest economic expansion in modern history         6
▪ Increased inequality + populism                      5
                                                       4
▪ Undershooting of inflation targets                   3
                                                       2
▪ Yields slumped to 700-year lows (= evidence wrong
                                                       1
  policy mix)                                          0
                                                           1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

                                                                Euro Area, Calendar Adjusted, Market Prices, EUR [c.o.p. 1year, m.a. 5 years]
                                                                United states, AR, USD [c.o.p. 1 year, m.a. 5 years]

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SOLVING THE DEBT PROBLEM: THE UNORTHODOX WAY

         Run primary surpluses,       Default on the debt either
      introduce structural reforms   directly in the form of write-
     and hope easy monetary policy     downs, or indirectly via
       can support the budgetary     unanticipated inflation and
              adjustment                 financial repression

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100%
                                                                             150%
                                                                                    200%
                                                                                           250%
                                                                                                  300%

                                                                50%
                                                              t-1
                                                                t
                                                             t+1
                                                             t+2
                                                             t+3
                                                             t+4
                                                             t+5
                                                             t+6
                                                             t+7
                                                             t+8
                                                             t+9
                                                            t+10
                                                            t+11
                                                            t+12
                                                            t+13
                                                            t+14
                                                            t+15
                                                            t+16
                                                            t+17
                                                            t+18
                                                            t+19
                                                            t+20
                                                            t+21
                                                            t+22
                                                            t+23
                                                            t+24
                                                            t+25
                                                            t+26
                                     Debt/gdp, r=1%; g=3%
                                                            t+27
                                                            t+28
                                                            t+29
                                                            t+30
                                                            t+31
                                                            t+32
                                                            t+33
                                                            t+34
                                                            t+35
                                                            t+36
                                                            t+37
                                                                                                                                                                                      SOLVING THE DEBT PROBLEM: R – G IS KEY

                                                            t+38
                                                            t+39
                                                            t+40
                                                            t+41
                                                            t+42
                                     Debt/gdp, r=3%; g=1%

                                                            t+43
                                                            t+44
                                                            t+45
                                                            t+46
                                                            t+47
                                                            t+48
                                                            t+49
                                                            t+50
                                                            t+51
                                                            t+52
                                                            t+53
                                                            t+54
                                                            t+55
                                                                                                         Debt to gdp dynamics at yearly 5% deficit: r must be < g to stabilise debt

                                                            t+56
                                                            t+57
                                                            t+58
                                                            t+59
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SOLVING THE DEBT PROBLEM: R – G IS KEY
                                       Euro area interest-growth differential (percentage)
         10

           5

           0

          -5

        -10

        -15

        -20
                1955                                               1975                                              1995                                               2015

Note: Long-term interest rate on government debt minus nominal GDP growth. The grey band represents the minimum and maximum values among DE, FR, IT and ES.
Source: European Commission’s AMECO database and Jorda et al. (2017), “Macrofinancial History and the New Business Cycle Facts”, in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2016, Vol. 31, edited by Martin
Eichenbaum and Jonathan A. Parker. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

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SOLVING THE DEBT PROBLEM: THE ORTHODOX VERSUS
     UNORTHODOX WAY
                                         How they financed the wars                      DEFAULT ON THE DEBT EITHER DIRECTLY IN THE
                                                                                         FORM OF WRITE-DOWNS, OR INDIRECTLY VIA
Share of debt reduction, percent

                                   80
                                                                                         UNANTICIPATED INFLATION AND FINANCIAL
                                   60                                                    REPRESSION
                                   40                                                    Situation 1945-70: supply shock
                                   20                                                    ▪ Post-war rebuilding + reintegrate military
                                                                                         ▪ Productivity boost wartime tech
                                    0                                                    ▪ Baby boom
                                   -20                                                        Only occasional bouts of inflation
                                         (mixed approach)          (mainly repression)
                                                                                              Yield caps only briefly necessary
                                   -40    WW1, 1921-29               WW2, 1945-75
                                                                                              Capital markets closed
                                                   Primary   r-g    Stock/flow
                                                                                              Banking sector regulated
     Source: Eichengreen et al (2019)

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FROM UNORTHODOX TO RADICAL:
MODERN MONETARY THEORY

                                           Fiscal policy takes responsibility for          Fiscal takes responsibility for debt
                                            full employment and price stability                       sustainability

Monetary policy takes responsibility for                                                          Consensus approach
    price stability and full employment                                                     (macroeconomy on track towards equilibrium)

Monetary policy takes responsibility for      Functional finance approach
                    debt sustainability      (macroeconomy on track towards equilibrium)

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THE MAGIC MONEY TREE

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A DANGEROUS GAP

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THE GAP BETWEEN THE ECONOMY AND THE MARKET

                                                       An unprecedented wave of liquidity…
                                                       Global central bank securities purchases, 12m rolling, $tn
                           6.0
                                                                                                                                  EM
                           5.0                                                                                                    Other
                                                                                                                     Total
                                                                                                                purchases         ECB
                           4.0
                                                                                                                                  BOJ
                           3.0

                           2.0
                                                                                                                                  Fed

                           1.0

                           0.0

                          -1.0
                                 06               08               10                  12   14   16        18            20

Source: National central banks, Citi Research. Projections based & CB announcements.

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AND A NEW WILD CARD

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A REAL ASSETS WORLD

          2000

          1500

          1000

           500

                    2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Source: Bloomberg

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POST-CORONA WORLD – LISTED REAL ESTATE
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE – OUR FAVORITE SEGMENT

           HOME                             HOME
      as an office                          as a classroom

          HOME                              HOME
as a social place                           as a gym

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EURUSD
1.6000

1.5000

1.4000

1.3000

1.2000

1.1000

1.0000

0.9000

0.8000

              2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Source: Bloomberg

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POST CORONA WORLD (VALUE GROWTH)

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E-commerce transactions with retailes
                                                                                                           (rebased at week 8)

                                                                                                   -
                                                                                                          0.20
                                                                                                                 0.40
                                                                                                                         0.60
                                                                                                                                 0.80
                                                                                                                                         1.00
                                                                                                                                                 1.20
                                                                                                                                                         1.40
                                                                                                                                                                 1.60
                                                                                                                                                                         1.80
                                                                                         17-Feb

                                     Source: BNP Paribas Fortis
                                                                                         24-Feb
                                                                                         02-Mar
                                                                                         09-Mar
                                                                                         16-Mar
                                                                                         23-Mar
                                                                                         30-Mar
                                                                                         06-Apr
                                                                                         13-Apr
                                                                                         20-Apr
                                                                                         27-Apr
                                                                                         04-May
                                                                                         11-May

                                                                  Domestic
                                                                                         18-May
                                                                                         25-May
                                                                                         01-Jun
                                                                  Abroad

                                                                                         08-Jun
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      E-COMMERCE HELPS... SOMEWHAT

                                                                                         15-Jun
                                                                                         22-Jun
                                                                                         29-Jun
                                                                                          06-Jul
                                                                                          13-Jul
                                                                                          20-Jul
                                                                                                                                                                                 E-commerce by location of retailer

                                                                                          27-Jul
                                                                  Share domestic (rhs)

                                                                                         03-Aug
                                                                                         10-Aug
                                                                                         17-Aug
                                                                                         24-Aug
                                                                                         31-Aug
                                                                                         07-Sep
                                                                                         14-Sep
                                                                                         21-Sep
                                                                                                   0.0%
                                                                                                          5.0%
                                                                                                                 10.0%
                                                                                                                         15.0%
                                                                                                                                 20.0%
                                                                                                                                         25.0%
                                                                                                                                                 30.0%
                                                                                                                                                         35.0%
                                                                                                                                                                 40.0%
                                                                                                                                                                         45.0%

                                                                                                    E-commerce with domestic retailers
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                                                                                                              (% of total)
43
LONG TERM TRENDS AND REAL ASSETS

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IS THERE A TECH BUBBLE?
                            180

                            160

                            140
                      USD

                            120

                            100

                             80

                             60
                               01/20   02/20     03/20     04/20       05/20         06/20     07/20          08/20           09/20

                                       US Big Tech 5     S&P 500 ex. US Big Tech 5       Stoxx Europe 600
Source: Datastream, Kepler Cheuvreux

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A BARBELL OF TECH AND GROWTH
                                                        Value versus growth
1,2000

1,1000

1,0000

0,9000

0,8000

0,7000

0,6000

0,5000

            1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Source: Bloomberg

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ENERGY
Oil: Production cuts, demand slowly recovers
Green: Accelerating

                                 120

                                 100

                                  80

                           USD
                                  60

                                  40

                                  20

                                       Sep

                                       Sep

                                       Sep

                                       Sep

                                       Sep

                                       Sep

                                       Sep

                                       Sep

                                       Sep

                                       Sep
                                       Dec

                                       Dec

                                       Dec

                                       Dec

                                       Dec

                                       Dec

                                       Dec

                                       Dec

                                       Dec

                                       Dec

                                       Dec
                                       Mar

                                       Mar

                                       Mar

                                       Mar

                                       Mar

                                       Mar

                                       Mar

                                       Mar

                                       Mar

                                       Mar
                                       Jun

                                       Jun

                                       Jun

                                       Jun

                                       Jun

                                       Jun

                                       Jun

                                       Jun

                                       Jun

                                       Jun
                                       2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   2017    2018       2019      2020
Source: Bloomberg

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COMMODITY PRICES
      Off the lows, but following the stock markets with some delay
                                       CRB CMDT Index
        410

        400

        390
USD

        380

        370

        360

        350

                  Sep            Dec             Mar                  Jun
                          2019                             2020
      Source: Bloomberg

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IS THERE A TECH BUBBLE?
                            180

                            160

                            140
                      USD

                            120

                            100

                             80

                             60
                               01/20   02/20     03/20     04/20       05/20         06/20     07/20          08/20           09/20

                                       US Big Tech 5     S&P 500 ex. US Big Tech 5       Stoxx Europe 600
Source: Datastream, Kepler Cheuvreux

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WHEN WILL EMERGING MARKETS OUTPERFORM?

                    Emerging markets versus mature markets
0,0400

0,0350

0,0300

0,0250

0,0200

0,0150
Source: Bloomberg

                                                             Economic & Investment Outlook 2021   50
TO (HARD) BREXIT OR NOT TO (HARD) BREXIT…
                                                    EURGBP
                    Brexit is back! Year end target of 0.87, but short term swings not unlikely
0,94000

0,92000

0,90000

0,88000

0,86000

0,84000

                               Dec                  Mar                  Jun                      Sep
                       2019                                       2020

Source: Bloomberg

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US ELECTIONS
Swing States …. Where the elections really take place
                                      Who won in
State                 Biden   Trump   2016?

Arizona               48.2%   44.8%   Trump by 3.6%
Florida               47.8%   46.7%   Trump by 1.2%                    MN                                              NH
                                                                                 WI
Georgia               45.2%   46.5%   Trump by 5.2%                                         MI
Iowa                  46.0%   46.0%   Trump by 9.5%                         IA                                PA
Michigan              49.2%   44.0%   Trump by 0.2%     NV
                                                                                                 OH
Minnesota             50.4%   41.0%   Clinton by 1.5%
                                                                                                              VA
Nevada                49.0%   43.7%   Clinton by 2.4%
New Hampshire         48.0%   42.5%   Clinton by 0.4%                                                         NC
North Carolina        47.0%   46.2%   Trump by 3.7%          AZ
Ohio                  49.0%   45.7%   Trump by 8.2%
                                                                                                   GA
Pennsylvania          49.6%   43.9%   Trump by 0.7%
Texas                 44.6%   48.2%   Trump by 9.1%               TX
Virginia              51.3%   40.3%   Clinton by 5.4%                                                    FL

Wilsconsin            49.8%   44.3%   Trump by 0.8%

Source: Real Clear Politics

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US ELECTIONS

                   WA
                   12                                                                                                  ME
                                   MT         ND                                                                        4
                                    3          3
               OR                                        MN                                                     VTNH
                7        ID                              10          WI                                    NY    3 4
                                              SD
                          4
                                               3                     10             MI                     29
                                    WY
                                     3
                                                                                    16
                                                          IA                                          PA               MA: 11
                                              NE           6                                          20
                    NV                         5                                          OH                            RI: 4
                     6                                                IL       IN
                                                                                          18
                              UT                                      20       11               WV                     CT: 7
              CA               6         CO                                                      5    VA
                                          9        KS          MO                                     13               NJ: 14
              55                                    6                                KY
                                                               10                     8                                DE: 3
                                                                                                      NC
                                                                                TN                    15               MD: 10
                          AZ                        OK                          11
                                        NM                                                       SC                    DC: 3
                                                     7         AR
                          11             5                      6                                 9
                                                                                AL         GA
                                                                          MS               16
                                                                                9
                                                                           6
                                               TX               LA
                                               38                8
                                                                                                 FL
                                                                                                 29

Source: CNN

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DEMOGRAPHICS FAVORING THE DEMOCRATS

 DEMOCRATIC GAINS
 Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
 performed better than Hillary Clinton
 in all but two Arizona countries in her
 2018 victory.
 Change in Democratic vote share
 between 2016 presidential and
 2018 Senate elections

 -5    -2.5   0   +2,5    +5 +7.5
ppts

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JPY

                                                                5000
                                                                       10000
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                                                                                               25000
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                                                                                                                       40000

                                     Source: Bloomberg
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                                                                                                                                            VALUE IN JAPAN?

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CHAPTER 6                           #BNPPFOUTLOOK

BELGIUM

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OUTLOOK

      Components of                                    Back at Q4
                            2019   2020(1)   2021(2)
      growth                                             2019

      Total GDP             1,7     -7,2       3,8      Q4 2022

      Private consumption   1,5     -8,1       7,4      Q3 2021

      Public consumption    1,7     -1,6       4,1      Q3 2020

      Fixed investment      3,4     -12,2      4,7       > 2022

      Exports               1,0     -5,3      12,8      Q4 2021

      Imports               0,8     -5,8      13,9      Q4 2021

     (1) Estimate
     (2) Forecast

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IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS AND SUPPORT MEASURES
(9-GRID RESULTS)
                                                                                                                                Crisis
                                         Segment 7                   Segment 8                  Segment 9                       resistant
                       3+4

                                    2,0%                           3,5%                        67,3%
Impact of economy in
   discontinuity

                                         Segment 4                   Segment 5                  Segment 6
                       2

                                    0,2%                           0,3%                        3,9%

                                         Segment 1                   Segment 2                  Segment 3
                       0+1

                                    2,7%                           3,8%                        16,2%                            Not Crisis
                                                                                                                                resistant

                             Extremely                                                                              Healthy
                             unhealthy               Situation before, economy in continuity                      companies

Sources: Graydon

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IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS AND SUPPORT MEASURES
(9-GRID RESULTS)                        Employees Injection need

                                                                                                                                          Crisis
                                         Segment 7                          Segment 8                   Segment 9                         resistant
                       3+4

                                    89.251                                45.450                       2.372.483
Impact of economy in
   discontinuity

                                         Segment 4                          Segment 5                   Segment 6
                       2

                                    3.393       774 Million               4.688          346 Million   99.573            7 Billion

                                         Segment 1                          Segment 2                   Segment 3
                       0+1

                                    32.426      2 Billion                 39.894         2 Billion     308.065           68 Billion       Not Crisis
                                                                                                                                          resistant

                             Extremely                                                                                        Healthy
                             Unhealthy                      Situation before, economy in continuity                         companies

Sources: Graydon

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TEMPORARY UNEMPLOYMENT
                        % unemployment rate & temporary
                                unemployment
25%

                                                                                           Unemployment
20%                                                                                                            2020        2021         2022
                                                                                           rate
15%
                                                                                           Full year           5,1%         6,2%         7,1%
10%
                                                                                           Q1                  5,0%         5,2%         7,4%
 5%
                                                                                           Q2                  5,0%         5,6%         7,2%
 0%
   2011        2012      2013      2014   2015   2016   2017   2018   2019   2020   2021   Q3                  5,1%         6,5%         7,0%
                                          Unemployment rate
                                          Temporary unemployment                           Q4                  5,0%         7,3%         6,8%
                                          Unemployment rate - fcst

Source: NBB, RVA, BNP Paribas Fortis

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REAL TIME – FIRST LOCKDOWN
Incomining payments as proxy for revenues

                                                                                                             Estimated turnover losses in first lockdown
                                            (weekly moving average, seasonalised and

                                                                                       140
                                                  rebased at start of lockdown)

                                                                                       120
                                                                                       100
                                                                                       80
                                                                                       60
                                                                                       40
                                                                                       20
                                                                                         0
                                                                                              0          5        10         15         20         25          30        35        40           45

                                                                                                                       Days since start of first lockdown (18/03/2020)

                                                                                             Construction                Vehicule Sales & Maintenance               Unweighted average of 4 sectors
                                                                                             Bars & Restaurants          Retail, excluding vehicules
        Source: BNP Paribas Fortis

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REAL TIME – SECOND LOCKDOWN
Incomining payments as proxy for revenues

                                                                                                            Estimated turnover losses in second lockdown
                                            (weekly moving average, seasonalised and

                                                                                       140
                                                  rebased at start of lockdown)

                                                                                       120
                                                                                       100
                                                                                       80
                                                                                       60
                                                                                       40
                                                                                       20
                                                                                         0
                                                                                                        0              5                  10                 15             20

                                                                                                                   Days since start of second lockdown (03/11/2020)

                                                                                             Construction            Vehicule Sales & Maintenance             Average LD1
                                                                                             Bars & Restaurants      Retail, excluding vehicules              Average LD2
        Source: BNP Paribas Fortis

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BELGIUM: GDP OUTLOOK

                                                                              Belgium: GDP outlook
                                            110
           (real, Rebased: Q4 2019 = 100)

                                            105

                                            100
                    Quarterly GDP

                                            95

                                            90

                                            85

                                            80
                                                  10/2019    01/2020       04/2020   07/2020   10/2020   01/2021    04/2021   07/2021       10/2021

                                                            BNPPF Latest              CONSENSUS             TREND             Q4 2019 level

Source: BNP Paribas Fortis, NBB, Focus-Economics

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BREXIT COSTS
                                                                     Even a deal will be a shock
                                                            Total additional tariff-equivalent burden on goods
                                                                    exports under different scenarios
                            20%

                            15%

                            10%

                              5%

                              0%
                                                  No deal                      FTA only                  “Transition-lite”

                                                       Customs compliance       Tariffs     Non-tariffs barriers

Sources: European Commission, University of Sussex, various academic sources

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IT’S ALREADY HAPPENING
                                            Exports Belgium to the UK
                                            (in value, 12 month moving average)
              9,0                                                                                                             15

                                                                                                                              10
              8,5
                                                                                                                               5
              8,0
                                                                                                                               0
              7,5
                                                                                                                              -5

              7,0
                                                                                                                             -10
                                                         Brexit referendum
              6,5                                          23 June 2016                                                      -15
                    2012    2013        2014         2015         2016         2017       2018           2019     2020

                           As a % of total Belgian exports, lhs          Year-on-year change in %, rhs

Source: NBB

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PROSPECTS

              GDP growth (YoY%)      2020     2021        2022

              World                   -4,0     5,6          4,0

              USA                     -3,6     3,7          3,2
              China                   2,0      8,6          5,3
              Eurozone                -7,5     5,6          3,9
              Belgium                 -7,2     3,8          3,8
              EURUSD (eoy)            1,19     1,25        1,30
              Eurozone ECB           -0,5%    -0,5%       -0,5%
              Fed funds target       1,75%    0,1%        0,1%
              German Bunds 10Y       -0,55%   -0,20%      0,10%
              Brent oil (USD, eoy)    44       59

Source: BNP Paribas Fortis

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