We revised our outlook on the German State of Hesse to stable from negative on Oct. 22, 2021. We equalize our ratings on Wirtschafts- und Infrastrukturbank Hessen (WIBank) with those on the state because we believe the bank enjoys an almost certain likelihood of extraordinary government support if necessary. We therefore revised our outlook to stable from negative and affirmed our 'AA+/A-1+' ratings on WIBank. On Oct. 27, 2021, S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on Wirtschafts- und Infrastrukturbank Hessen (WIBank), the German State of Hesse's bank for the promotion of local economic and social development, to stable from negative. At the same time, we affirmed our 'AA+/A-1+' long- and short-term issuer credit ratings on the bank. The outlook revision
