OREANDA-NEWS. 'Expert RA' rating agency confirmed 'RusYugbank' creditworthiness rating A, which means high credit solvency, the first rating sublevel. The rating outlook changed from stable to positive, which means high probability of upgrading the rating in the mid-term.

Low concentration of active transactions on major credit risk items, high loan security as well as good risk management quality were highlighted as positive factors.

High concentration of active transactions on related parties pressurizes the rating: the share of assets in the form of inter-bank loans and investments into debt securities falling on related parties amounts to approx. 28% under RAS as of March 1, 2014.