OREANDA-NEWS. August 13, 2013. Standard & Poor's Rating Agency has confirmed the ratings, earlier assigned to SME Bank: the long-term foreign currency rating - “BBB”, long-term local currency rating - “BBB+”, and short-term foreign and local currency rating - “A-2”. Outlook –“Stable”.

SME Bank’s ratings reflect its status as a key institution of the State Corporation “Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)” and the high probability of support from the Government of the Russian Federation.