Following the decision of S&P Global that affirmed the long-term credit rating of International Investment Bank at “A-“ level with a negative outlook, on March 9, 2022 Fitch Ratings reviewed the institution’s long-term credit rating assigning “BBB” with a negative outlook. The decision affirms IIB’s average credit rating at investment grade. It is currently at par with a sovereign credit rating of Hungary, one of its main shareholder states. Despite a number of public announcements made by…  Read more

On August 18, 2021 international credit rating agency Fitch Ratings affirmed long-term rating of International Investment Bank at “A-“ with a stable outlook. The rating affirmation, IIB's third in 2021, praised the Bank’s financial stability and its effective response to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemics. Among the main factors underpinning the A- rating, Fitch indicates the financial solvency and risk profiles supported by current and forecasted capitalization levels, robust…  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 November 22, 2018, the international rating agency Fitch Ratings upgraded the International Investment Bank’s long-term credit rating to BBB+ with a stable outlook. This rating upgrade is already the fourth positive rating action taken in relation to the Bank by international rating agencies this year. As the main factors that contributed to the upgrade, Fitch lists a significant improvement in the quality and geographical diversification of the Bank’s loan portfolio, a stronger internal…  Read more

IIB decided to go another step forward in the capital market funding strategy and tap the outstanding April 2021 CZK Floater with an amount of 249 m, totaling to CZK 750 m. Erste Group, the Lead Manager of the transaction indicated that a Czech investor who already held IIB’s issues in its portfolio, is very much interested to increase its exposure on IIB. In spite of the volatile capital market environment, on the back of the rating upgrade of IIB to A3 by Moody’s, the increase of the debut…  Read more