Kazakhstan Railways talks reason for revocation of its subsidiary’s rating by Moody's

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Moody's has revoked the rating of Kaztemirtrans JSC for its own reasons in order to comply with the internal policy of the rating agency, JSC "NC "KTZ"” (Kazakhstan Railways) said in a statement July 24.

"In accordance with the internal policies of Moody's, in cases where the parent company acts as the guarantor for the obligations of a subsidiary of the company with a vertically integrated structure of activities, it is sufficient to assign the rating to the parent company-the guarantor", the message says.

The financial status of "Kaztemirtrans" JSC is stable at the present time. Its rating is at “BB-“ level with a "stable" outlook according to the data provided by Standard & Poor's agency.