OREANDA-NEWS. April 2, 2010. The international rating agency Moody’s Investors Service assigned the following global scale ratings to BANK “ROSSIYA”: an E+ bank financial strength rating (BFSR), and B2 long-term and Not Prime short-term local and foreign currency deposit ratings. Concurrently, Moody’s Interfax Rating Agency assigned a Baal.ru long-term National Scale Rating (NSR) to the Bank. The outlook on the long-term global scale ratings is stable, while the NSR carries no specific outlook.

The ratings reflect the Bank’s satisfactory liquidity position as evidenced by a high share of liquid assets – accounting for half of the Bank’s balance sheet; the Bank’s strong efficiency and sound recurring earning power over the recent years; its established relationships with a number of large corporate clients. The ratings also reflect a high single-name concentration in the loan book and the customer deposit base, the Bank’s complex group structure and high level of related-party exposure.