Rus Rating came up with the Russian banks’ credibility rating as of August 14, 2008. SKB-Bank’s rating was confirmed at BB-, with the Stable rating outlook. The rating agency’s experts explain the bank’s nice rating results from SKB-Bank’s good growth rate, great developmental potential, and extensive subsidiary network, the bank’s press officer reports.

Rus Rating believes SKB-Bank can also boast an ample customer base consisting of large and medium-scale enterprises; what is more, the bank has been able to win and retain an impressive share of Sverdlovsk Region’s market and aspires to become the region’s No.1 in the retail services and services to small and medium enterprises segments.

SKB-Bank’s credit rating was initially confirmed by Rus Rating at B+ in August 2006 and promoted to BB- in July 2007.