Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation – Ratings Affirmed
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Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation – Ratings Affirmed
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 Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation (ARB) at ‘A+’ and ‘A1’, respectively. At the same time, CI Ratings has affirmed ARB’s Bank Standalone Rating (BSR) of ‘a-’, Core Financial Strength (CFS) rating of ‘a-’ and Extraordinary Support Level (ESL) of High. The Outlook for the LT FCR remains Positive. The BSR remains on a Stable Outlook.
In January 2023, CI raised the LT FCR Outlook of ARB to Positive from Stable. The Positive outlook mirrored a similar action on Saudi Arabia’s sovereign ratings (‘A+’/‘A1’/Positive) in December 2022.
ARB’s LT FCR is currently set two notches above the BSR to reflect the…