Economic Outlook Turning points Global Chief Economist Helge J. Pedersen Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum Riga 24 October 2013

Global economic trends Nordic and Baltic economies

Our baseline scenario – turning points Growth picture changes - the old world wakes up while the new one has problems Less expansionary monetary policy, but interest rates will be low for much longer The euro remains strong - can it last? Global Helge J. Pedersen

Game changer - OMT works without being used Euro area TtThe Helge J. Pedersen

Growth around the corner – but at lower levels than before the crisis Global Helge J. Pedersen

The 2014 economic heat map … Global Helge J. Pedersen

Low inflation and high rate of unemployment pave the way for continued low interest rates The ECB has announced a new forward guidance strategy: The Governing Council expects the key ECB interest rates to remain at present or lower levels for an extended period of time. This expectation is based on the overall subdued outlook for inflation extending into the medium term, given the broad-based weakness in the real economy and subdued monetary dynamics. Global Helge J. Pedersen

Reason to worry about MP-plus: new bubbles and inflation Global Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon in the sense that it is and can be produced only by a more rapid increase in the quantity of money than in output.... Milton Friedmann, The Counter-Revolution in Monetary Theory (1970) Helge J. Pedersen

Global economic trends Nordic & Baltic economies

Different growth pattern … Nordics&Baltics Helge J. Pedersen

…not least when it comes to manufacturing production Nordics&Baltics Helge J. Pedersen

Sentiment indicators look promising for the short-term outlook: PMIs Helge J. Pedersen Nordics&Baltics

Sentiment indicators look promising for the short-term outlook: consumer confidence Helge J. Pedersen Nordics&Baltics

Our growth forecasts in numbers Global Helge J. Pedersen

Long-term growth potential depends on the productivity development Nordics&Baltics Source: OECD Helge J. Pedersen

Reason to worry for the longer term: underinvestments Helge J. Pedersen Nordics&Baltics

Despite the fact that the Nordics and Baltics are among the top 30 countries to do easy business in Nordic&Baltics Helge J. Pedersen

New investment activity is a must for the Nordics to maintain their relatively good competitiveness and for the Baltics to improve theirs further Nordics&Baltics Helge J. Pedersen

Conclusion The combination of low interest rates and a solid global economic recovery is good news for the general M&A activity in 2014 New investment activity is a must for a bright future for the region Global Helge J. Pedersen

Only a few weaknesses in the Nordic and Baltic countries according to the early warning mechanism … Nordics&Baltics Helge J. Pedersen

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