OREANDA-NEWS. January 25, 2011. Due to proposed changes in criteria for the rating of banks and the Banking Industry Country Risk Assessments (BICRA), Standard & Poor's is to held a workshop for participant of the debt market, reported the press-centre of KASE.

The workshop's goal is to get as many comments and questions as possible with regard to the proposed changes. The participants' comments will be  taken into account when redefining criteria.

On behalf of Standard & Poor's Moscow office we'd like to invite you to this event with some of our leading analysts participating, among them – Ekaterina Trofimova, Director of Department "Financial Institutions".

The event will be held on February 10, 2011, at 10:00 o'clock, at "Intercontinental" hotel, "Abai" hall, language - Russian.

For more efficient discussions we ask you to get familiar in advance with data  on supposed changes in criteria, which are available for broad public on www.standardandpoors.ru in section "Criteria and Methodology". Copies of those materials will also be presented at the workshop.

Should you like to confirm your participation in the workshop or obtain materials on the supposed changes, please contact Elena Bakhareva on the phone: +7 (495) 783 40 11 or e-mail: Elena_bakhareva@standardandpoors.com.