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International Bank for Economic Co-operation has started cooperation in the field of trade finance with HOCHIMINH CITY DEVELOPMENT JOINT STOCK COMMERCIAL BANK (HDBank), Vietnam. This is a forfaiting operation to repurchase a letter of credit debt in the amount of USD 4.8 million for a term of 16 months. IBEC financing ensures the procurement of equipment for the construction of solar power plants in Vietnam.

International Bank for Economic Co-operation has replenished its treasury portfolio with securities from Central European issuers. The bank took part in bond issues of the Slovak Všeobecná úverová banka (VÚB) and the Czech gas distribution company Czech Gas Networks Investments. Both issuers meet the criteria allowing their securities to be included in the “Development portfolio” of IBEC – their activities contribute to maintaining a stable social and economic infrastructure in the member countries of the Bank.

Chairman of the IBEC Board Denis Ivanov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovakia to the Russian Federation Lubomir Regak. The head of IBEC informed the Ambassador about the results of the two-year period of updating the Bank’s business model, the results of activities in 2020, the positive dynamics of international ratings, the first steps to implement the Development Strategy for 2021–2025.

Fitch Ratings-London has revised the ratings of International Bank for Economic Co-operation (IBEC). Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) was upgraded to ‘BBB’, with Stable outlook. IBEC Short-Term rating has been upgraded to ‘F2’. In the context of the global socio-economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, ratings upgrades are extremely rare and atypical for the international financial organizations (IFO). IBEC is only the second IFO to be upgraded by Fitch rating agency since the beginning of 2020.