OREANDA-NEWS. Expert RA Rating Agency (RAEX) assigned credit rating A++ (“Exceptionally high (the highest) level of creditworthiness to UniCredit Leasing and its subsidiary Locat Leasing Russia being the members of UniCredit banking group. The outlook of ratings is “stable”, which means the likelihood of mid-term rating stability is high.

Key factors which influence positively the rating scores were high probability of support by UniCredit Bank CJSC, high share of equity of the structure of funding sources and high level of return on assets and on equity.

High sensitivity to currency risks and low liquidity ratios were highlighted as negative factors.

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