ING’s Stalled Russia Exit Keeps Risk Questions Alive Despite Valuation Gap

• ING Groep (ENXTAM:INGA) has ended its agreement to sell its Russian subsidiary, ING Bank (Eurasia) JSC.
• The deal was terminated after the prospective buyer did not obtain the required regulatory approvals.
• ING confirms it still intends to exit the Russian market and is reviewing alternative options.

For you as an investor, this update sits within ING's role as a large European banking group with corporate and retail activities across multiple markets. Since 2022, international banks with Russian exposure have been reassessing their positions, and ING's latest move is another data point in how that process is unfolding for European lenders.

The key questions are how ING manages ongoing operational, legal and reputational considerations in Russia and what form an eventual exit could take. Until there is clarity on a new route, this remains an open item in the overall risk picture for ENXTAM:INGA.

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Quick Assessment

• ⚖️ Price vs Analyst Target: At €24.59, ING trades about 9% below the €27.08 analyst target, which is within the typical range of differing views.
• ✅ Simply Wall St Valuation: ING is described as trading about 53.6% below an estimated fair value, which points to a valuation gap on this model.
• ✅ Recent Momentum: The 30 day return of roughly 5.0% shows positive short term momentum despite the Russia exit uncertainty.

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Key Considerations

• 📊 The terminated Russian sale keeps ING exposed to operational, legal and reputational issues in that market, so this remains an open chapter in the story.
• 📊 Watch updates on any new disposal route, capital impacts from an eventual exit and how Russia related exposures feature in future risk disclosures.
• ⚠️ Existing risk flags, including the low allowance for bad loans and dividend sustainability, matter more while a clean Russia exit is still pending.

Dig Deeper

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