Ahli Bank (Oman) – Ratings Affirmed

16 December 2025

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 Bank (AB or the Bank) in Oman at ‘BBB-’ and ‘A3’, respectively. At the same time, CI Ratings has affirmed AB’s Bank Standalone Rating (BSR) of ‘bb+’, Core Financial Strength (CFS) rating of ‘bbb-’ and Extraordinary Support Level (ESL) of Moderate. The Outlook for the LT FCR and BSR remains Stable.

AB’s LT FCR is set one notch above the BSR to reflect the moderate likelihood of extraordinary support from the Omani government. CI is of the opinion that the sovereign’s strengthened fiscal capacity is likely to ensure that a moderate level of extraordinary official support will continue to be available to the Bank in case of need.

The Bank’s BSR is derived from a CFS rating of ‘bbb-’ and an Operating Environment Risk Anchor (OPERA) of ‘bb+’…