Credit rating to bond issue by Avantar upgraded to uaCCC
Credit-Rating, a nationally-recognized credit rating agency in Ukraine has today upgraded to uaCCC from uaCC the long-term credit rating assigned to UAH140m issue of registered housing bonds (A, B, C series) due July 1, 2008 by Kiev-based Avantar LLC (`Issuer` or `company`). The company`s principal activity is investment and construction. Today the company constructs residential buildings in city of Kiev. To revise the rating the agency considered Issuer`s financial statements for 1Q2007 as well as other inside information furnished by the company.
A credit rating of uaCCC is a speculative grade rating, indicating a debt liability with a DEFAULT POSSIBILITY, such that the obligor`s payment of principal and interest are substantially dependent upon favourable conditions in the business, financial or economic conditions in the Ukrainian financial market environment.
In course of the rating`s upgrade procedure the agency took into account submit of construction permission to Central Directorate of Ministry of Home Affairs of Ukraine, which is the Customer of the project in 10-12, Perova blvd. The project was funded UAH5.4m from the overall volume, with the funds being aimed at project and pre-project works.
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