Moody's changed ratings of companies with participation of government of CIS countries

/REUTERS, London, June 23, 05/ - International rating agency Moody's Investors Service reconsidered ratings of companies of CIS countries, whose board of shareholders includes government: RATINGS ARE CONFIRMED, PROGNOSIS IS NOT CHANGED - KEGOC: issuer's rating "Ваа2", prognosis - positive; - Kazakhstan Temir Zholy: issuer's rating "Ваа1", prognosis - positive; - Yuzhtelecom: corporate credit rating in foreign currency "В3", issuer's rating in foreign currency "Саа1", prognosis - stable; - Rosneft: priority unsecured rating in foreign currency "Ваа3", prognosis - positive; - Transneft: issuer's rating in foreign and local currency "Ваа1", prognosis - positive; - Naftogas of Ukraine: priority unsecured rating in foreign currency "Ва2", prognosis - stable; - Gasprom: priority unsecured rating in foreign currency "Ваа2", prognosis - positive; - Gasprom (Gaz Capital S.A.) - priority unsecured rating in foreign and local currency (Р) "Ваа2", prognosis - positive. RATINGS ARE RAISED, PROGNOSIS CHANGED FROM POSITIVE TO STABLE - KazTransGas (Intergas Central Asia): issuer's rating in foreign currency "Ваа2", prognosis - stable; - KazTransGas (Intergas Finance B.V.): priority unsecured rating in foreign currency "Ваа2", prognosis - stable; - KazTransOil: priority unsecured rating in foreign currency "Ваа2", prognosis - stable; - Russian railroads: issuer's rating in foreign currency "Ваа2", prognosis - stable. RATINGS ARE RAISED, PROGNOSIS THE SAME - Alrosa Company Ltd.: corporate credit rating in foreign currency "Ва2", prognosis - stable, issuer's rating in foreign currency "Ва3", prognosis - stable; - Alrosa Company Ltd. (Alrosa Finance S.A.): priority unsecured rating in foreign currency "Ва3", prognosis - stable. [2005-06-23]