ForteBank says Fitch Ratings increased ratings of the bank and bonds and S&P Global Ratings affirmed ratings of the bank

21.09.22 11:41
/KASE, September 21, 2022/ – ForteBank JSC (Nur-Sultan), whose securities are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has informed KASE as follows: quote On September 14, 2022, Fitch Ratings upgraded the Bank's long-term rating to "ВВ-" from "В+", with a "stable" outlook, while also upgrading the rating of the Bank's unsecured bonds: Issuer Default Rating: BB-/Stable/B Rating on national scale: A-(kaz)/Stable ... Also, on September 14, 2022, the Standard & Poor's rating agency affirmed the Bank's ratings, the outlook is "negative", thus S&P ratings of the Bank are as follows: Issuer's credit rating: BB-/Negative/B Rating on national scale: kzА- National scale senior unsecured debt rating: kzА- Senior unsecured debt rating: BB- Subordinated debt rating on national scale: kzBВВ unquote This information is available on – https://kase.kz/files/emitters/ASBN/asbn_rating_140922_14133.pdf [2022-09-21]