OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings has today assigned Russia-based Bank Rossiya ("BR") ratings of Issuer Default "B-" (B minus), Short-term "B", Support "5", Individual "D/E" and National Long-term "BB-"(rus). A Stable Outlook has been assigned to both Issuer Default and National Long-term ratings.

The ratings reflect BR's rapid loan portfolio growth, which has the potential for increased loan losses, high concentrations in both assets and liabilities, and moderate capitalisation, undermined by significant equity investments made through the bank's subsidiary, and underdeveloped corporate governance.

The ratings also acknowledge the bank's reasonable earnings generation to date, its growing customer base - the sustainability of which, however, is of concern - its currently low loan impairment and limited market risk.