ForteLeasing says Fitch Ratings assigned ratings to the company; outlook "Stable"

11.10.22 16:13
/KASE, October 11, 2022/ – ForteLeasing JSC, whose shares are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press release: quote The international rating agency Fitch Ratings LTD has assigned ForteLeasing JSC a rating "BB-", outlook Stable", and a national long-term rating "A-(kaz)". The rating agency noted the leading position of ForteLeasing JSC among private leasing companies in the country. Asset quality has remained stable despite the pandemic. There is an annual positive trend in the growth of financial indicators and ratios. In addition, the high rating among private leasing companies is due to the support of the sole shareholder of ForteBank JSC (FB, BB-/bb-/Stable), one of the largest private banks in Kazakhstan. unquote The full version of the press release in Kazakh and Russian is available at https://kase.kz/files/emitters/TMLZ/tmlz_rating_101022_632.pdf [2022-10-11]