OREANDA-NEWS. April 28, 2008. The Expert RA rating agency has assigned B++ credit rating (acceptable creditworthiness level with good outlooks) to Uzpromstroibank (Uzbekistan).The Bank leading positions at the bank market in Uzbekistan contributed significantly to the bank high Expert RA rating. By the end of the third quarter of 2007 the Uzpromstroibank share in total banking sector assets of the country amounted to 9%, in consolidated capital - 6%, in credit portfolio - 10% and in clients' deposits - 13%.Strong dependence on sovereign risks of Uzbekistan and the state sector sufficiently lowers the Bank status. "The Bank is obviously dependant on the state sector of Uzbekistan both in attraction and in placement of funds. The state enterprises share in the Bank credit portfolio nears 36%. Over 20% of the Bank liabilities are the state enterprises' deposits", - comments Anton Kartuesov, Expert RA, department of ratings of financial institutions.