Moody's присвоило рейтинг "Ba1" запланированным бондам банка Центркредит

/REUTERS, Лондон, 17.01.05/ - Международное рейтинговое агентство Moody's Investors Service присвоило в понедельник долгосрочный рейтинг "Ba1" запланированной на январь 2005 года эмиссии валютных облигаций казахстанского банка Центркредит. Прогноз изменения рейтинга - позитивный, говорится в сообщении агентства. Ниже приводится оригинальный текст сообщения агентства Moody's на английском языке. MOODY'S ASSIGNS Ba1 RATING TO CENTERCREDIT BANK (KAZAKHSTAN) SENIOR UNSECURED NOTE ISSUE Limassol, January 17, 2005 - Moody's Investors Service has assigned a Ba1 long-term rating to the senior unsecured foreign currency notes expected to be issued by CenterCredit Bank (Kazakhstan) in January 2005. The outlook is positive. The Ba1 rating incorporates potential support from the Kazakhstani authorities in the event of need, in reflection of CenterCredit Bank's importance to the national banking system as the country's fourth-largest bank with a significant market share in banking assets, and the fourth-largest collector of customer deposits as of Q3 2004, Moody's said. However, the rating agency cautioned that any outside support from the authorities in case of distress might be of a limited nature and its volume and timeliness uncertain, thus preventing Moody's from rating the senior unsecured notes at the same level as the Baa3 country ceiling. Under the terms of the bond issue, CenterCredit Bank must comply with certain covenants, such as negative pledge, limitation on payment of dividends and maintenance of a minimum consolidated BIS Capital Adequacy Ratio of 10%. CenterCredit Bank is headquartered in Almaty, Kazakhstan and had total IFRS- consolidated assets of KZT141.0 billion (US$1.05 billion) as of 30 September 2004. Limassol Adel Satel General Manager Financial Institutions Group Moody's Investors Service Cyprus Limited JOURNALISTS: 44 20 7772 5456 SUBSCRIBERS: 44 20 7772 5454 Limassol Dmitry Polyakov Asst Vice President - Analyst Financial Institutions Group Moody's Investors Service Cyprus Limited JOURNALISTS: 44 20 7772 5456 SUBSCRIBERS: 44 20 7772 5454 [2005-01-17]