LONDON (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) March 6, 2000--A full analysis on the Republic of Iceland is now available on RatingsDirect, Standard&Poor's Web-based credit analysis system. The analysis can also be found on the rating service's Web site at www.standardandpoors.com/ratings. To access the analysis from the main page, select "Presale Reports, Sovereign Issuers" then select "Sovereigns". On Feb. 23, 2000, Standard&Poor's assigned its single-'A'-plus long-term rating to the Republic of Iceland's seven-year euro 200 million bond. At the same time, Standard&Poor's affirmed the following ratings on the Republic: -- Double-'A'-plus long-term local currency issuer credit and senior unsecured ratings. -- 'A-1'-plus short-term local currency issuer credit and short-term debt ratings. -- Single-'A'-plus long-term foreign currency
