1. Standard presentation format 1st quarter 2015

2. Agenda  Central bank’s objectives and structure  Real sector  Monetary policy  External sector  Banking sector

3. Central bank’s objectives and tasks  STABILITY OF PRICES  SUPPORTING THE ECONOMIC POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ITS PRIMARY OBJECTIVE  Management of the international reserves  Issuing banknotes and coins  Issuing and revoking licenses for banks and bank supervision  Regulating, improving and supervising the payment system  Performance of operations on behalf of the Republic of Croatia, as provided by law

4. Independence of the CNB  Institutional: decisions are reached independently of other institutions’ influence  Functional: clear by defined goal and independence in choosing the instruments and measures for achieving that goal  Personal: guarantees the protection of the Governor and the Council members from various kinds of pressure, precisely determines the conditions for the appointment and removal from office, and guards against the conflict of interest  Financial: revenues and expenditures of the CNB are solely determined by the nature of the monetary and exchange rate policies

5. Structure of the CNB

6. Agenda  Central bank’s objectives and structure  Real sector Aggregate demand and supply Labour market Prices Fiscal policy  Monetary policy  External sector  Banking sector

7. Real GDP rates of change CroatiaPeer countries Average annual growth rate, 2003 – 2013 Note: The data are according to ESA 2010 methodology. Sources: Eurostat and CBS. * The data refer to the first three quarters of 2014. Note: The data are according to ESA 2010 methodology, after 2012 are provisional. More information can be found on www.dzs.hr Source: CBS.

8. Gross value added structure, in current prices, 2014* * The data refer to the first three quarters of 2014. Note: The data are according to ESA 2010 methodology. Source: CBS.

9. Contributions of domestic and net foreign demand to GDP growth * The data refer to the first three quarters of 2014. Note: Due to the methodology of GDP calculation, real annual rate of change in the first half-year of 2014 is not equal to the sum of its components' contributions. The data are according to ESA 2010 methodology. Source: CBS.

10. Unemployment rate CroatiaILO unemployment rate, peer countries, 2014* * ILO unemployment rate – the first three quarters of 2014. Note: Since the beginning of 2007 results from the Labour Force Survey have been published in quarterly dynamics. ILO unemployment rate refers to persons aged 15 years and over. Data on ILO unemployment rate for the period 2007 – 2013 have been harmonised with the results of the Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2011 and are not comparable with data for the period 2000 – 2006 Source: CBS. * ILO unemployment rate – the first three quarters of 2014. Note: ILO unemployment rate refers to persons aged 15 – 74. Sources: Eurostat and CBS.

11. Nominal and real net wages * Last available data is for wages paid for November. Sources: CBS and CNB.

12. Total monthly labour costs in the economy, 2013 Total labour cost is shown as average monthly gross wage. Sources: CBS and national statistical offices.

13. Gross value added in industry per person employed * The data refer to the first three quarters of 2014. Source: CBS.

14. Inflation CroatiaYear-on-year inflation rates and components’ contribution to consumer price inflation in Croatia CPI inflation (1996-1998 RPI inflation) and core inflation, average year-on-year rate of change. Source: CBS. Source: CBS.

15. Inflation in Croatia, eurozone and peer countries Average year-on-year rate of change. Inflation is measured by harmonized consumer price index. Sources: CBS and Eurostat.

16. Consolidated general government revenues and expenditures CroatiaPeer countries, 2013 According to ESA 2010 methodology Sources: Eurostat and CBS. According to ESA 2010 methodology Sources: Eurostat and CBS.

17. Consolidated general government balance CroatiaPeer countries, 2013 Note: Overall fiscal balance (GFS 2001) in the 2002 – 2003 period is shown on a cash basis and from 2004 on modified accrual basis. For more information on the methodology of balance calculation see Box 4 in Bulletin 165. The amount of the overall fiscal balance in 2013 is corrected for the estimated amount of issued bonds which were recorded as provision of loans. Sources: Eurostat, CBS, MoF and CNB. According to ESA 2010 methodology. Sources: Eurostat and CBS.

18. General government debt CroatiaPeer countries, 2013 Government guaranteed debt includes other sectors' domestic and external debt guaranteed by central government (including HBOR). Source: Eurostat and CNB. Sources: Eurostat and CNB.

19. Agenda  Central bank’s objectives and structure  Real sector  Monetary policy Central bank’s policy Monetary developments Interest rates  External sector  Banking sector

20. Foreign exchange interventions and exchange rate Note: EUR/HRK exchange rate before 1999 is calculated as product of DEM/HRK exchange rate and conversion factor (1.95583). Source: CNB.

21. Exchange rate movements before CNB intervention and amount of intervention, 1996 – 2015 Exchange rate of the intervention day relative to exchange rate 4 days prior to intervention (y-axis) and the intervention amount (x-axis). Note: EUR/HRK exchange rate before 1999 is calculated as product of DEM/HRK exchange rate and conversion factor (1.95583). Source: CNB.

22. Creation and withdrawal of reserve money Note: Foreign exchange transactions include purchases and sales of foreign currency by the CNB with credit institutions, MF, EC and swap agreements. Positive values ​​ reflect the purchase of foreign currency. Values ​​ for the reverse repo transactions and lombard loans are shown as change in one quarter. Data for first quarter 2015 refer to January. Source: CNB.

23. Reserve requirements and minimum f/c liquidity Shaded areas represent periods when banks' credit growth was regulated by compulsory CNB bills. Source: CNB.

24. Liquidity surplus and overnight interest rate Source: CNB.

25. Base money M0 Source: CNB.

26. CNB's international reserves and money supply Source: CNB.

27. Credit institutions' assets Source: CNB.

28. Placements to other domestic sectors (excluding government) Placements to GDP ratio Note: In 2012 the Ministry of Finance took over shipyards' credit liabilities, while one credit institution transferred a part of its claims to a company indirectly owned by a parent bank, which substantially decreased total loans. Source: CNB. Sources: Eurostat and CNB.

29. Loans of other monetary financial institutions year-on-year rate of change Note: In 2012 the Ministry of Finance took over shipyards' credit liabilities, while one credit institution transferred a part of its claims to a company indirectly owned by a parent bank, which substantially decreased total loans to corporate sector. Source: CNB.

30. Loans to households - structure Source: CNB.

31. Currency structure of other monetary financial institutions' placements Note: Loans in foreign currency include loans denominated in that currency and loans indexed to that currency. Source: CNB.

32. Broad money (M4) * Up to November 2010, kuna deposits with a currency clause are included in kuna deposits, and from December 2010 on, they are included in f/c deposits. Source: CNB.

33. Euroisation Source: CNB.

34. Average lending interest rates Note: Details about the new interest rate statistics: Bulletin 204, June 2014 (http://www.hnb.hr/publikac/bilten/arhiv/bilten-204/hbilt204.pdf). Source: CNB.

35. Average deposit interest rates Note: Details about the new interest rate statistics: Bulletin 204, June 2014 (http://www.hnb.hr/publikac/bilten/arhiv/bilten-204/hbilt204.pdf). Source: CNB.

36. Interest rate spread * without a currency clause ** with a currency clause Note: Details about the new interest rate statistics: Bulletin 204, June 2014 (http://http://www.hnb.hr/publikac/bilten/arhiv/bilten-204/ebilt204.pdf). Source: CNB.

37. Yield on T-bills and kuna government bond T-bills, bonds - average price in a month. Note: Details about calculation of yield to maturity: Bulletin 207, October 2014 (http://www.hnb.hr/publikac/bilten/arhiv/bilten-207/ebilt207.pdf). Sources: MoF and ZSE.

38. Bonds listed on the ZSE Stock as at 19 February 2015. * With call option Source: ZSE.

39. Agenda  Central bank’s objectives and structure  Real sector  Monetary policy  External sector Exchange rate Foreign trade Current account External debt FDI  Banking sector

40. Exchange rate policy  Managed floating  Exchange rate is market determined and based on supply and demand  Central bank intervenes on the forex market through forex auctions, but it DOES NOT defend any predetermined rate or band

41. Foreign exchange market  Kuna is fully convertible  No restrictions on repatriation of profits and liquidation of investments  Banks freely determine the exchange rate, engage in the foreign exchange operations and conduct international payment transactions

42. Current account deficit and FDI According to BPM6 and ESA2010 methodology. Negative values of current account deficit indicate a surplus on the current account. Source: CNB.

43. Structure of the current account balance Source: CNB.

44. Current account balance by countries, 2013 Sources: Eurostat, CNB and central banks' websites.

45. Daily nominal exchange rates HRK vs. EUR, USD and CHF Source: CNB.

46. Index of nominal and real effective kuna exchange rate The real effective exchange rate of the kuna deflated by producer prices is based on the Croatian index of industrial producer prices on the non-domestic market, which is available from January 2010. In 2014 CNB revised the effective exchange rates of the kuna by extending the basket of the main trading partner countries and applying time varying weights. The fall of index denotes appreciation of the kuna. Source: CNB.

47. Index of real effective exchange rate deflated by CPI The fall of index denotes real effective appreciation. Sources: BIS and CNB.

48. Merchandise trade Seasonally adjusted data. Sources: CBS and CNB.

49. Gross external debt by debtors Note: Gross external debt data is in line with the new methodology prescribed by the sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) and the new sector classification of institutional units in line with ESA 2010. Source: CNB.

50. Gross external debt by creditors Note: Gross external debt data is in line with the new methodology prescribed by the sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) and the new sector classification of institutional units in line with ESA 2010. Source: CNB.

51. Estimated future principal and interest payments by debtors * Data for 2014 refer to repayments made until end-October 2014 and projected repayments for the rest of 2014. Data doesn't include arrears. Note: Gross external debt data is in line with the new methodology prescribed by the sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) and the new sector classification of institutional units in line with ESA 2010. Source: CNB.

52. International reserves in EUR and in months of imports of goods and services Source: CNB.

53. External debt ratios Note: Gross external debt data is in line with the new methodology prescribed by the sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) and the new sector classification of institutional units in line with ESA 2010. Source: CNB.

54. External debt ratios by countries, 2013 Outstanding external debt/Exports of G&S Outstanding external debt/GDP Sources: Eurostat, CNB and central banks’ websites.

55. FDI, net incurrence of liabilities * Preliminary data Source: CNB.

56. FDI, net incurrence of liabilities by country of origin * Preliminary data Source: CNB.

57. FDI, net incurrence of liabilities 1993 – Q3/2014* (29,271.2 million EUR) * Preliminary data ** Refers to unknown country of origin Source: CNB.

58. FDI, net incurrence of liabilities Q1 – Q3/2014* (2,637.5 million EUR) * Preliminary data Source: CNB.

59. FDI, net incurrence of liabilities 1993 – Q3/2014* (29,271.2 million EUR) * Preliminary data Source: CNB.

60. FDI, net incurrence of liabilities Q1 – Q3/2014* (2,637.5 million EUR) * Preliminary data Source: CNB.

61. Agenda  Central bank’s objectives and structure  Real sector  Monetary policy  External sector  Banking sector Size, structure and concentration Leverage ratio and capital adequacy Profitability Coverages Structure of loans and deposits by institutional sectors

62. Total assets of the banking system Source: CNB.

63. Number of banks Source: CNB.

64. Banking system by ownership Source: CNB.

65. Concentration index share of assets of the 2(4) largest banks in total assets Source: CNB.

66. Herfindahl – Hirschman index (HHI) Source: CNB.

67. Leverage ratio equity capital/total assets Source: CNB.

68. Capital adequacy ratio regulatory capital/total exposure to risks Source: CNB.

69. ROAA and ROAE Source: CNB.

70. Classification of placements and off-balance sheet liabilities of banks Source: CNB.

71. Coverages Coverage 1 = Total value adjustments and provisions/Total placements and off-balance sheet liabilities Coverage 2 = Value adjustments and provisions / B -1, B-2, B-3 and C placements and off-balance sheet liabilities Source: CNB.

72. Structure of extended loans (gross) by institutional sectors 30 September 2014 * Includes non-profit institutions serving households. Source: CNB.

73. Structure of received deposits by institutional sectors 30 September 2014 Source: CNB.