Bank CenterCredit says S&P Global Ratings upgraded the bank's rating on national scale to "kzA"; outlook "Positive"

26.03.24 11:02
/KASE, March 26, 2024/ – Bank CenterCredit JSC (Almaty, hereinafter – the Bank), whose securities are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has informed KASE about the following: quote On March 19, 2024, the international rating agency S&P Global Ratings revised the outlook on the Bank's ratings from "Stable" to "Positive", upgraded the Bank's national scale rating from "kzA-" to "kzA", and also affirmed the Bank's long-term and short-term credit ratings at the "BB-/B" level. The agency notes that the importance of the Bank for the country's financial system has increased in recent years. Agency analysts expect that the Government will have more incentives to provide extraordinary support to the Bank, if necessary. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Rating name Rating Date affirmed/revised ---------------------------------- -------- --------------------- Long-term issuer credit rating BB- 19.03.2024 ---------------------------------- -------- --------------------- Shoer-term issuer credit rating В 19.03.2024 ---------------------------------- -------- --------------------- Long-term rating on national scale kzA 19.03.2024 ---------------------------------- -------- --------------------- Outlook Positive 19.03.2024 ----------------------------------------------------------------- unquote This information is available on – https://kase.kz/files/emitters/CCBN/ccbn_rating_190324_23612.pdf [2024-03-26]