http://www.ciratings.com/_rss/news.xml Capital Intelligence Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1025 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has affirmed Bank Dhofar's (BD) Financial Strength Rating (FSR) at 'BBB+'; the rating is underpinned by the Bank's very sound asset quality and good capital adequacy and profitability. 15 May 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1024 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has reduced Canara Bank's Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to 'BB+' from 'BBB-' in view of the increase in non-performing loans (NPLs) and restructured performing loans, and the weakened operating profitability, which has reduced the Bank's capacity to absorb higher levels of loan-loss provisions. 14 May 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1023 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)'s Financial Strength Rating (FSR) is reduced to 'BB' from 'BB+', in view of the increase in non-performing loans (NPLs), the low coverage ratio, and declining operating profitability. 14 May 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1022 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has affirmed the ratings of The National Commercial Bank (NCB), based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 13 May 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1021 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, announced today that it has affirmed Bank Audi sal-Audi Saradar Group (Audi)'s Financial Strength Rating (FSR) at 'BBB-', based on the Bank's strong franchise and growing international footprint, improved asset quality, strong customer deposit base, good liquidity, as well as its ability to take further provisions against operating profit. 10 May 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1020 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, announced today that it has raised Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank)'s Financial Strength Rating from 'BBB+' to 'A-', based on the Bank's good and improving financial profile and in particular its strong and rising capital adequacy, as well as good asset quality. 10 May 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1019 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has affirmed Hua Xia Bank Company Limited (HXB)'s Financial Strength Rating (FSR) at 'BBB-'. 09 May 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1018 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has affirmed Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK)'s Financial Strength Rating (FSR) at 'a-'. The rating is supported by the very strong capital adequacy and, notwithstanding a high rate of non-performing loan accretion in 2012, good overall asset quality, as well as the more than full loan-loss reserve coverage. 08 May 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1017 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, announced today that it has upgraded Bank Muscat (BM)'s Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to 'A' from 'A-', in view of the Bank's good overall financial profile, particularly the strong and improving capital adequacy ratio and the rising returns on average assets (ROAA). 07 May 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1016 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has assigned a provisional rating on the Oman National Scale of 'omBBB+' to the proposed Sukuk issue by Modern Sukuk S.A.O.C. 22 April 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1015 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, announced today that it has affirmed Land Bank of Taiwan (LB)'s Financial Strength Rating of 'bbb-', underpinned by the Bank's excellent loan quality and leading market share of residential mortgages - notwithstanding its ongoing weak profitability, a tightening in liquidity in the past few years, below-average capital adequacy and very limited internal capital generation. 19 April 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1014 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, announced today that it has withdrawn the ratings of Allied Banking Corporation (ABC), based in the Philippines. 18 April 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1013 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has affirmed Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Limited (SPDB)'s Financial Strength Rating at 'bbb'. 16 April 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1012 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it had affirmed Commercial Bank of Kuwait's (ComBK's) Financial Strength Rating (FSR) at 'bbb'. 12 April 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1011 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, announced today that it has affirmed Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB)'s Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of 'A', which reflects the Bank's strong Islamic banking franchise, evidenced by substantial growth in financings and customer deposits, a strong net financial income differential, and the Bank's good capitalisation. 08 April 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1010 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, announced today that it has affirmed Mega International Commercial Bank (MB)'s Long and Short-Term Foreign Currency Ratings of 'A-' and 'A2' respectively. 08 April 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1009 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, announced today that it has affirmed Arab Banking Corporation (ABC)'s Long- and Short-Term Foreign Currency Ratings at 'BBB+' and 'A2', respectively. 05 April 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1008 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has affirmed The Export Import Bank of India's (Exim Bank) Financial Strength Rating (FSR) at 'BBB' in view of the Bank's good asset quality, profitability and capital adequacy ratio (CAR). 05 April 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1007 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has reduced Indian Bank (IB)'s Financial Strength Rating to 'BB+' from 'BBB-', in view of the substantial increase in non-performing loans (NPLs) and restructured performing loans, as well as the large fall in the provision coverage ratio, which has impaired future earnings and capital. 05 April 2013 Capital Intelligence http://www.ciratings.com/news/2013/05/20/1006 Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has affirmed Syndicate Bank (SB)'s Financial Strength Rating at 'BB+', with the Bank's rising loan-loss reserve coverage ratio and its low non-performing loans (NPLs) to gross loans ratio underpinning the rating. 05 April 2013 Capital Intelligence