Nurbank says S&P Global Ratings affirmed the bank's ratings; outlook "Stable"

02.02.22 09:42
/KASE, February 2, 2022/ – Nurbank (Almaty), whose securities are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press release: quote Due to a change in the institutional structure of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the revision by "S&P Global Ratings" of the assessment of development trends and sectoral risks of the banking sector, the agency affirmed the ratings of 8 banks of Kazakhstan. The international rating agency "S&P Global Ratings" affirmed the credit ratings of Nurbank JSC at "B-/B", the outlook is "Stable". Agency experts noted that their forecast assumes no need for additional capital injections in 2022, growth of the loan portfolio by about 5-7% and the cost of creating additional provisions in the amount equivalent to 3% of the average loan portfolio in the next two years. unquote The complete press release is available on – https://kase.kz/files/emitters/NRBN/nrbn_rating_270122_001.pdf [2022-02-02]