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UNITED STATES MEXICO ALGERIA ICELAND CCO MALI TUNISIA COSTA RICA PANAMA REPUBLIC HAITI CUBA GUATEMALA EL SALVADOR NICARAGUA HONDURAS JAMAICA GUINEA SIERRA LEONE LIBERIA GHANA MAURITIUS ILE DE LA RÉUNION GROENLAND (DENMARK) BURKINA FASO SENEGAL CABO VERDE ITALY SPAIN PORTUGAL FRANCE GERMANY SWITZERLAND CANADA IRELAND UNITED KINGDOM BELGIUM BELIZE BRAZIL ARGENTINA PERU BOLIVIA VENEZUELA ECUADOR KENYA DR CONGO SOUTH AFRICA LESOTHO ANGOLA NAMIBIA ZAMBIA MOZAMBIQUE COLOMBIA FRENCH GUYANA DOMINICAN GUYANA SURINAME BURUNDI UGANDA MALAWI ZIMBABWE BOTSWANA PARAGUAY CHILE URUGUAY TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LIBYA EGYPT SUDAN MADAGASCAR NIGER CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ETHIOPIA TANZANIA MAURITANIA GABON NIGERIA CHAD IVORY COAST TOGO SAO TOME & PRINCIPE RWANDA ERITREA CAMEROON BENIN CONGO SAUDI ARABIA PAKISTAN OMAN YEMEN IRAQ IRAN DJIBOUTI KUWAIT UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AFGHANISTAN KAZAKHSTAN INDIA TURKEY BANGLADESH ISRAEL JORDAN SYRIA LEBANON CYPRUS NEPAL KYRGYZSTAN TAJIKISTAN TURKMENISTAN GEORGIA ARMENIA BAHRAIN QATAR UZBEKISTAN AZERBAIJAN HUNGARY POLAND ROMANIA BULGARIA BOSNIA GREECE AUSTRIA SLOVENIA CZECH REPUBLIC SLOVAKIA NORWAY SWEDEN FINLAND UKRAINE LITHUANIA LATVIA ESTONIA BELARUS CHINA INDONESIA PHILIPPINES MORO SRI LANKA MYANMAR VIETNAM CAMBODIA LAOS MALAYSIA TAIWAN MALDIVES HONG KONG SINGAPORE THAILAND RUSSIA AUSTRALIA MONGOLIA JAPAN PAPUA NEW GUINEA NEW ZEALAND SOUTH KOREA GUINEA-BISSAU SERBIA MALTA PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES NORTH KOREA EQUATORIAL GUINEA TIMOR-LESTE SOUTH SUDAN COUNTRY RISK ASSESSMENT MAP • 2 ND QUARTER 2017 GERMANY FRANCE ITALY SPAIN UNITED KINGDOM FINLAND SWEDEN DENMARK PORTUGAL CELAND IRELAND LITHUANIA LATVIA ROMANIA POLAND UKRAINE BULGARIA HUNGARY SLOVAKIA CZECH REPUBLIC GREECE ALBANIA MONTENEGRO BOSNIA CROATIA SERBIA NETHERLANDS LUXEMBOURG ESTONIA BELARUS MALTA MOLDOVA BELGIUM NORWAY SLOVENIA MACEDONIA SWITZERLAND AUSTRIA 160 COUNTRIES UNDER THE MAGNIFYING GLASS A UNIQUE METHODOLOGY • Macroeconomic expertise in assessing country risk • Comprehension of the business environment • Microeconomic data collected over 70 years of payment experience BUSINESS DEFAULTING RISK VERY LOW LOW QUITE ACCEPTABLE ACCEPTABLE SIGNIFICANT HIGH VERY HIGH EXTREME A1 A2 A3 A4 B C D E DOWNGRADES UPGRADES • European Commission’s decision to end the disciplinary process for its excessive budget deficit marks a turning point, even if debt burden is a problem. • After + 1.4% in 2016, the GDP is expected to increase by +2% in 2017 and +1.7% in 2018. Export contribution will remain strong. A3 PORTUGAL B JAMAICA • Country concluded the first review of an IMF stand-by arrangement in April, having achieved its primary fiscal surplus target and completed initial reforms. • Positive real GDP growth has been recorded in 7 consecutive quarters. Investor confidence is at an all-time high. A2 SPAIN • The economy could grow faster in 2017 than anticipated (+2.9 %). The recovery is partly linked to strong exports. • Consumption should remain supported by strong labor market. B RUSSIA • Outlook has deteriorated rapidly on account of the worsening political stand-off. • Increasing tension between the two powers has raised government debt payment risks. C EL SALVADOR The economic growth remains dynamic and will be supported by the implementation of infrastructure projects. The more favorable commodity prices will be a tailwind to exports. The economic reform move under the new President is likely to be positive for investment and business environment. C UZBEKISTAN • Measures imposed by Gulf states against Qatar may exacerbate its external vulnerabilities and could put pressure on its economic growth (reduction of regional trade, corporate profitability damaged) and accounts. • If the situation worsens, it may destabilize nonresident deposits. • The country slipped into technical recession in 4Q 2016. The outlook for 2017 is lackluster, in spite of a recovery in the mining sector, as government spending are lower and monetary policy tightens. • The economic headwinds in South Africa, Namibia’s main commercial partner, are also likely to have a negative impact. A4 B QATAR NAMIBIA • Russian economy recovers from downturn: investment and industrial production increase, retail sales are stable, supported by lower inflation. The corporate profits rose by 5% yoy in Q1 2017, especially in mining and quarrying, electricity gas steam and real estate. A2 B A3 B C A4 C B A4 C E A2 A3

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UNITED STATES

MEXICO

ALGERIA

ICELAND

CCO

MALI

TUNISIA

COSTA RICA

PANAMA

REPUBLIC

HAITI

CUBA

GUATEMALAEL SALVADOR

NICARAGUA

HONDURAS

JAMAICA

GUINEA

SIERRA LEONE

LIBERIA GHANA

MAURITIUS

ILE DE LA RÉUNION

GROENLAND(DENMARK)

BURKINAFASO

SENEGALCABO VERDE

ITALY

SPAINPORTUGAL

FRANCE

GERMANY

SWITZERLAND

CANADAIRELAND

UNITED KINGDOM

BELGIUM

BELIZE

BRAZIL

ARGENTINA

PERU

BOLIVIA

VENEZUELA

ECUADOR

KENYA

DR CONGO

SOUTH AFRICA

LESOTHO

ANGOLA

NAMIBIA

ZAMBIA

MOZAMBIQUE

COLOMBIAFRENCHGUYANA

DOMINICAN

GUYANASURINAME

BURUNDI

UGANDA

MALAWI

ZIMBABWE

BOTSWANAPARAGUAY

CHILE

URUGUAY

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

LIBYAEGYPT

SUDAN

MADAGASCAR

NIGER

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

ETHIOPIA

TANZANIA

MAURITANIA

GABON

NIGERIA

CHAD

IVORYCOAST

TOGO

SAO TOME& PRINCIPE

RWANDA

ERITREA

CAMEROON

BENIN

CONGO

SAUDIARABIA

PAKISTAN

OMAN

YEMEN

IRAQIRAN

DJIBOUTI

KUWAIT

UNITEDARABEMIRATES

AFGHANISTAN

KAZAKHSTAN

INDIA

TURKEY

BANGLADESH

ISRAEL

JORDAN

SYRIALEBANON

CYPRUS

NEPAL

KYRGYZSTAN

TAJIKISTANTURKMENISTAN

GEORGIA

ARMENIA

BAHRAINQATAR

UZBEKISTAN

AZERBAIJAN

HUNGARY

POLAND

ROMANIA

BULGARIA

BOSNIA

GREECE

AUSTRIA

SLOVENIA

CZECHREPUBLIC

SLOVAKIA

NORWAY

SWEDEN

FINLAND

UKRAINE

LITHUANIA

LATVIA

ESTONIA

BELARUS

CHINA

INDONESIA

PHILIPPINES

MORO

SRI LANKA

MYANMAR

VIETNAMCAMBODIA

LAOS

MALAYSIA

TAIWAN

MALDIVES

HONG KONG

SINGAPORE

THAILAND

RUSSIA

AUSTRALIA

MONGOLIA

JAPAN

PAPUANEW GUINEA

NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH KOREA

GUINEA-BISSAU

SERBIA

MALTA

PALESTINIANTERRITORIES

NORTH KOREA

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

TIMOR-LESTE

SOUTHSUDAN

COUNTRY RISK ASSESSMENT MAP • 2ND QUARTER 2017

TURKEY

GERMANY

FRANCE

ITALY

SPAIN

UNITED KINGDOM

FINLAND

SWEDEN

DENMARK

PORTUGAL

ICELAND

IRELAND

RUSSIA

LITHUANIA

LATVIA

ROMANIA

POLAND

UKRAINE

BULGARIA

HUNGARY

SLOVAKIA

CZECHREPUBLIC

GREECE

ALBANIA

MONTENEGRO

BOSNIA

CROATIA

SERBIA

NETHERLANDS

LUXEMBOURG

ESTONIA

BELARUS

MALTA

CYPRUS

MOLDOVA

BELGIUM

NORWAY

SLOVENIA

MACEDONIA

SWITZERLAND AUSTRIA

160 COUNTRIES UNDER THE MAGNIFYING GLASSA UNIQUE METHODOLOGY• Macroeconomic expertise in assessing country risk

• Comprehension of the business environment

• Microeconomic data collected over 70 years of payment experience

BUSINESS DEFAULTING RISK

VERY LOW LOW QUITE ACCEPTABLE ACCEPTABLE SIGNIFICANT HIGH VERY HIGH EXTREME

A1 A2 A3 A4 B C D E

DOWNGRADESUPGRADES

• European Commission’s decision to end the disciplinary process for its excessive budget deficit marks a turning point, even if debt burden is a problem.

• After + 1.4% in 2016, the GDP is expected to increase by +2% in 2017 and +1.7% in 2018. Export contribution will remain strong.

A3PORTUGALBJAMAICA

• Country concluded the first review of an IMF stand-by arrangement in April, having achieved its primary fiscal surplus target and completed initial reforms.

• Positive real GDP growth has been recorded in 7 consecutive quarters. Investor confidence is at an all-time high.

A2SPAIN

• The economy could grow faster in 2017 than anticipated (+2.9 %). The recovery is partly linked to strong exports.

• Consumption should remain supported by strong labor market.

BRUSSIA

• Outlook has deteriorated rapidly on account of the worsening political stand-off.

• Increasing tension between the two powers has raised government debt payment risks.

CEL SALVADOR

• The economic growth remains dynamic and will be supported by the implementation of infrastructure projects.

• The more favorable commodity prices will be a tailwind to exports.

• The economic reform move under the new President is likely to be positive for investment and business environment.

CUZBEKISTAN

• Measures imposed by Gulf states against Qatar may exacerbate its external vulnerabilities and could put pressure on its economic growth (reduction of regional trade, corporate profitability damaged) and accounts.

• If the situation worsens, it may destabilize nonresident deposits.

• The country slipped into technical recession in 4Q 2016. The outlook for 2017 is lackluster, in spite of a recovery in the mining sector, as government spending are lower and monetary policy tightens.

• The economic headwinds in South Africa, Namibia’s main commercial partner, are also likely to have a negative impact.

A4B QATARNAMIBIA

• Russian economy recovers from downturn: investment and industrial production increase, retail sales are stable, supported by lower inflation. The corporate profits rose by 5% yoy in Q1 2017, especially in mining and quarrying, electricity gas steam and real estate.

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