Fitch повысило долгосрочный рейтинг Банка развития Казахстана до "ВВ"

/REUTERS, Лондон, 15.10.02/ - Международное рейтинговое агентство Fitch Ratings повысило долгосрочный рейтинг Банка развития Казахстана до "ВВ" с "ВВ-". Краткосрочный рейтинг банка и рейтинг поддержки находятся на уровнях "В" и "4Т". Прогноз рейтингов - позитивный. Повышение долгосрочного рейтинга Банка развития Казахстана последовало за повышением долгосрочного рейтинга Казахстана до "ВВ+" с "ВВ" 11 октября. Ниже следует текст сообщения Fitch на английском языке: (The following statement was released by the ratings agency). LONDON, Oct 15 - Fitch Ratings, the international rating agency, has today upgraded the Long-term rating of Development Bank of Kazakhstan (DBK) to 'BB' from 'BB-' (BB minus). The bank's Short-term and Support ratings are 'B' and 4T' respectively. The Outlook remains Positive. This change follows Fitch's decision on 11 October 2002 to upgrade the Long- term foreign currency rating of the Republic of Kazakhstan to 'BB+' from 'BB'. The rating action reflects Fitch's opinion that DBK's rating is linked to that of the sovereign due to the bank's majority ownership by the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its anticipated role in developing the country's production infrastructure. The Positive Outlook reflects Fitch's opinion that, once the bank has established a track record of meeting its stated objectives and has shown itself to be of importance to the development of the Kazakhstani economy, it may be upgraded to the level of the Kazakhstani sovereign Long-term foreign currency rating. This would be on the basis, in the agency's view, of the increased likelihood of support from the Kazakhstani authorities, if needed. The press release detailing the sovereign rating upgrade can be found on the agency's web site, www.fitchratings.com. [2002-10-15]