MOSCOW. Feb 21 (Interfax) - International rating agency Standard and Poor's has assigned a 'BBB' rating to two Vnesheconombank Eurobond issues, S&P said in a press release.

"Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it had assigned its 'BBB' ratings to the seventh and eighth series of senior loan-participation notes (LPNs) issued on Feb. 21, 2013, by Russia-based (VEB; foreign currency BBB/Stable/A-2; local currency BBB+/Stable/A-2) via . The LPNs' nominal amounts are