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Fitch Revises HSBC Bank's (Uruguay) Outlook to Positive.


BUENOS AIRES Buenos Aires (bwā`nəs ī`rēz, âr`ēz, Span. bwā`nōs ī`rās), city and federal district (1991 pop. , Argentina -- Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings

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 Bank (Uruguay) S.A.'s Rating Outlook on the foreign and local currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR IDR

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) to Positive from Stable after taking the same action on the sovereign IDR.

The bank's ratings are as follows:

--Long-term foreign currency IDR 'BB-';

--Long-term local currency IDR 'BB+';

--Support rating '3';

--National long-term rating 'AAA(uy)'; Stable Outlook.

The international ratings of HSBC Bank (Uruguay) are constrained by those of the sovereign. The bank's foreign currency IDR is at the country ceiling, while its local currency IDR is two notches above that of the Uruguayan sovereign. These ratings, along with the bank's support rating, reflect the bank's solid ownership structure and its shareholder's strong commitment to the bank.

HSBC Bank (Uruguay) offers personal banking services as well as commercial banking services to important clients of the HSBC Group. Bank (Uruguay) is fully owned by HSBC Latin America Holdings (UK) Limited, which in turn is a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings Plc.

Credit research on HSBC Bank (Uruguay) is available on the Fitch Ratings subscription web site at www.fitchresearch.com, or by contacting the Ratings Desk in London: +44 20 7417 6300.

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Date:May 30, 2006
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