Fitch присвоило евробондам Банка развития Казахстана рейтинг "ВВВ"

/REUTERS, перевод Владимира Кузнецова, 23.03.06/ - Международное рейтинговое агентство Fitch Ratings присвоило в четверг еврооблигациям Банка развития Казахстана на $150 миллионов окончательный долгосрочный рейтинг "ВВВ". Евробонды были выпущены в виде нот участия в кредите с фиксированной ставкой, установленной на уровне 6,0 процента годовых. Ниже приводится оригинальный текст сообщения Fitch. FITCH ASSIGNS DEVELOPMENT BANK OF KAZAKHSTAN'S LATEST SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES FINAL "BBB" Fitch Ratings has today assigned the Development Bank of Kazakhstan's ("DBK") issue of USD150 million 6% fixed-rate loan participation notes due March 2026 a final Long-term 'BBB' rating. Further details on the issue can be found in Fitch's announcement dated 3 March 2006 on www.fitchresearch.com. DBK was established in 2001 as a 100% state-owned company with the objective to foster Kazakhstan's economic development by providing medium- to long-term financing for infrastructure and production sector projects, and by issuing pre-export loans and guarantees. At 1 January 2006, approximately 85% of the bank's shares were held by the government of Kazakhstan, with the remaining 15% equally spread between the local government bodies of 14 regions and the cities of Almaty and Astana. DBK's total assets, net loans and shareholders' equity were KZT140 billion, KZT46bn and KZT72bn, respectively at end-2005. Contact: Dmitriy Piskulov, Alexei Kechko, James Watson, Moscow, Tel: +7 495 956 9901 Media Relations: Jon Laycock, London, Tel: +44 20 7417 4327. [2006-03-23]