On October 28, 2020 Russian national credit rating agency ACRA affirmed long-term credit rating of International Investment Bank at “A” on an international and at “AAA” on a local scale. Among key factors contributing to the decision ACRA point out a high level of management, effectiveness of the strategy, transparency of the Bank’s operations, as well as its strong capital position, asset management levels, risk management system, liquidity and funding strategy. Continuous shareholde…  Read more

On September 8, 2020, Fitch Ratings upgraded IIB’s rating to A- from BBB+ “reflecting the ongoing diversification of the bank’s operations across the EU following the relocation of its’ headquarters to Budapest”. Fitch positively assesses IIB’ s overall Europeanisation strategy expressed in particular in a shift in the bank’s lending operations and shareholder structure, focusing on a larger share of lending in the region and an increased share of EU shareholders in the Bank. As the…  Read more

On June 5, 2020, the 6th meeting of the Board of Directors of International Investment Bank took place. The delegations of IIB member states discussed preliminary results of the Banks' activities since the beginning of this year and took a number of important decisions. For the first time in its history, the meeting was held in an online format. IIB’s successfully integrated modern custom-made IT system ensured effective and full-fledged remote interaction of all its governing bodies, as well…  Read more

On April 7, 2020, within the framework of the new capitalization programme approved by the IIB member states in the amount of up to 200 million euros, the Russian Federation transferred 10.64 million euros as a contribution to the paid-up capital of the Bank, bringing its total value to 370.25 million euros. Thus, Russia has become the first IIB shareholder to fully fulfil its obligations for the new round of capitalization due in 2020. Since the relocation of the IIB headquarters to Europe in…  Read more

On March 26, 2020, the international rating agency S&P Global affirmed the IIB “A-” long-term rating with a stable outlook. Among the main factors that contributed to this decision, S&P points out the Bank’s high level of capital adequacy and the effectiveness of the risk management system, which, according to the Agency, will allow the institution to confidently confront the challenges of the current period of high volatility in the global economy. S&P defines the financial profile of IIB…  Read more