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To our Shareholders Corporate Responsibility Management Report Risk Report Group Financial Statements Further Information 235<br />

179<br />

157 213 Key developments in 2011<br />

159 215 Risk-oriented overall bank management<br />

163 219 Default risk<br />

178 234 Intensive care<br />

182 238 Market risk<br />

187 243 Liquidity risk<br />

190 246 Operational risk<br />

192 248 Other risks<br />

195 251 Outlook<br />

In 2011, provisions in Central & Eastern Europe were around €270m lower than the<br />

previous year. In particular, Bank Forum significantly reduced provisions by more than<br />

€130m compared to the previous year. The other units also reported a good risk<br />

performance in operational terms in 2011. BRE benefited additionally from one-off income<br />

from a portfolio sale in the second quarter, and from updates to parameters for retail<br />

business in the fourth quarter, which meant that the risk provisions were almost €100m<br />

lower than the previous year’s value.<br />

In Corporates & Markets loan loss provisions totalled €146m in 2011, while releases of<br />

provisions were recognised in the previous year. Loan loss provisions for the segment were<br />

driven by a few individual cases.<br />

Asset Based Finance saw the strongest decline in provisions compared with 2010 with a<br />

total of almost €700m. The bulk of this decline was in CRE Banking, in which operating<br />

provisions fell by over €600m. Loan loss provisions for the foreign portfolio in particular<br />

were down substantially compared with the previous year. In the fourth quarter, Asset Based<br />

Finance also recognised a one-off exceptional release due to the parameter update.<br />

In 2011, provisions of €5m were necessary in the Portfolio Restructuring Unit, which was<br />

over €50m less than in 2010. Similar to Corporates & Markets, developments in this segment<br />

were also largely affected by a few individual cases.<br />

In 2011, loan loss provisions for the Group, after adjusting for the one-off positive<br />

exceptional effect due to the revision and update of parameters, were generally well below<br />

the level of the previous year. This was largely due to the good performance of the first three<br />

quarters, although the slowing economy had its first, albeit slight, impact on provisions in<br />

the fourth quarter. This trend will continue in 2012, and, in the second half of 2012 in<br />

particular, we expect an increase in loan loss provisions for portfolios which are particularly<br />

sensitive to changes in the economy. However, at the moment an amount of €1.7bn in total<br />

seems to be realistic. The risks related to the macroeconomic framework are nevertheless<br />

still high. Depending on the macroeconomic development and in particular the impact of the<br />

ongoing sovereign debt crisis on the real economy, significantly higher provisioning may be<br />

necessary.<br />

Default portfolio<br />

The default portfolio was down significantly on the previous year by €2bn, and was €19.7bn<br />

at year-end. The portfolio includes receivables in the LaR category, but not impaired<br />

securities. The portfolio structure is shown in detail below:<br />

Group Risk Report

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