MOSCOW, Oct. 19 - Fitch Ratings announced it has assigned HSBC Bank plc's upcoming issue of limited recourse loan participation notes a B- long-term rating.

The notes are to be used solely for financing a loan to Ukraine-based Kreditprombank, which is rated Issuer Default 'B-' (B minus), Short-term 'B', Individual 'D/E', Support '5' and National Long-term 'BBB-(minus)(ukr)', the release says.