OREANDA-NEWS. On 24 February 2009 Credit-Rating, a nationally recognized credit rating agency in Ukraine announced that it withdrew the long-term credit ratings assigned to the following: UAH25m issue of coupon bonds issued by Kiev-based BALFORD UKRAINE LLC, UAH34.6m issue of housing bonds (series C) issued by Kiev-based Kyivmiskbud-1 CJSC. The agency has also withdrawn the long-term counterparty rating assigned to Kiev-based National Credit Bank JSCB due to expiration of contractual relations with the agency.