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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.

International Bank for Economic Co-operation acted as a co-organizer of the bond issue of JSC Rosagroleasing, a Russian state-owned leasing company specializing in the development and modernization of the agro-industrial complex. The bonds are placed today, March 3rd, at the Moscow Exchange. The organizers of the placement were Russian Agricultural Bank, Sovcombank, FC Otkritie Bank, International Investment Bank.

International Bank for Economic Co-operation has disclosed its 2020 financial results in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards and Ernst&Young auditor’s report.