LONDON (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) Jan. 30, 2001--Standard&Poor's today assigned its triple-'B'-plus long-term senior unsecured rating to the Republic of Poland's new Eur750 million Eurobond issue. At the same time, Standard&Poor's affirmed all other ratings on the Republic. The outlook on the long-term issuer ratings is stable. Affirmed ratings are: -- Local currency long-term issuer credit and senior unsecured ratings of single-'A'-plus; -- Foreign currency long-term issuer credit and senior unsecured ratings of triple-'B'-plus; -- Local currency short-term issuer credit and commercial paper ratings of 'A-1'; and -- Foreign currency short-term issuer credit rating of 'A-2'. The ratings reflect Poland's: -- Political stability and good record of significant structural reform, as well as its highly credible