OREANDA-NEWS. March 04, 2011. Fitch Ratings has today affirmed its ratings for AccessBank without any changes. AccessBank’s Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) was confirmed at 'BB+' with ‘Outlook Stable’ – the highest among Azerbaijan’s private banks. The Short-term IDR was affirmed at ‘B’ and the Individual Rating at ‘D’ – the highest in the country.

The affirmation of AccessBank's IDR reflects Fitch's view of the probability of support available from its international financial institution shareholders. AcessBank’s Individual Rating ‘D’ reflects the bank’s resilient asset quality, strong performance metrics, the currently significant liquidity cushion and solid capitalization.

Dr. Andrew Pospielovsky, the General Manager of AccessBank, welcoming the announcement by Fitch Ratings said: “The repeated reconfirmation by Fitch Ratings of AccessBank as the highest rated non-state owned bank in Azerbaijan is a testimony to the stability and strength of AccessBank.”

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