LONDON (Standard&Poor's) Sept. 12, 2007--Standard&Poor's Rating Services said today it assigned its 'AAA' senior unsecured debt rating to the upcoming $1.5 billion 4.5% bond maturing in September 2010 issued by the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB; AAA/Stable/A-1+). "The extremely strong capacity of NIB to honor its financial obligations in a timely manner is underpinned by the strong membership support of the eight NIB member countries, its strong liquidity position, and its very high asset quality, which lead to stable and predictable profitability," said Standard&Poor's credit analyst Sladana Tepic. NIB was founded in 1975, with the aim of strengthening and developing Nordic cooperation and promoting growth in member and non-member countries by financing long-term projects in
