OREANDA-NEWS. May 04, 2009. Moody's Investors Service confirmed its assigned rating to National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NBU), the Uzbek bank said on its website.

The bank said Moody's reviewed NBU's activities in 2008 and the first quarter of 2009. The bank said Moody's kept is Ba3 rating. The bank did not elaborate.

Moody's Investors Service assigned in December 2008 NBU a bank financial strength rating (BFSR) of 'E+', long and short-term local currency deposit ratings of 'Ba3/Not Prime' and long-term and short-term foreign currency deposit ratings of 'B3/Not Prime' with a stable outlook.