Ahli bank’s Ratings Affirmed with a Stable Outlook

Ref: QA001 20 CRA00- 0 1 11 March 20 2 1

A hli b ank ’s Ratings Affirmed with a Stable Outlook

Capital Intelligence Ratings (CI Ratings or CI) today announced that it has affirmed the Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating ( LT FCR) and Short-Term Foreign Currency Rating ( ST FCR) of Ahli b ank Q. P.S.C. (ABQ ) at ‘A’ and ‘A1’ , respectively. At the same time, CI Ratings has affirmed ABQ’s B ank S tandalone Rating (BS R ) of ‘bbb+’ , Core Financial Strength (CFS) rating of ‘bbb+’ and Extraordinary Support Level (ESL) of High. The Outlook for the LT FCR and BSR remains Stable.

The Bank’s LT FCR is set two notches above the BSR to reflect the high likelihood of official extraordinary support in case of need. This is based on the government’s strong track record of supporting Qatari banks. At different points in time such support has included the transfer of ‘difficult investments’…