KIEV, Aug. 19 -- Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the long-term local currency deposit and long-term foreign currency debt ratings of Bank Finance and Credit to B1 from B2 and the bank's National Scale Rating to Aa3.ua from A1.ua.

As Moody's said in a statement, these upgrades conclude the review on these ratings initiated in December 2007. The outlook on these ratings is now stable.