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| | Gateway To Russia - Article - S&P DROPS MENATEP SPB BANK RATING |
 | | In addition, Platon Lebedev, the head of IFA Menatep, and Michael Khodorkovsky, the largest shareholder of Yukos, were in custody at the time of writing, the agency said. |
 | | "Moreover, the bank's low operating efficiency and weak capitalization provide it with limited capacity to withstand potential damage to its franchise." Resolution of the CreditWatch status will follow an examination of the extent to which the tax investigation is negatively affecting the bank's franchise, and the impact on the bank's funding and liquidity. |
 | | The ratings on MSPb also reflect the bank's large single-party lending concentrations, relatively weak, although improving, earnings profile, and small capital base. |
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