Mashreqbank’s Ratings Affirmed with a Stable Outlook

Ref: AE00519 CRA 00-1 18 June 2020

Mashreqbank’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 Ratin g (LT FCR) and Short-Term Foreign Currency Rating (ST FCR) of Mashreqbank (MB) at ‘A’ and ‘A1’ respectively. At the same time, CI Ratings has affirmed MB’s Bank Standal one Rating (BSR) of ‘bbb’ , Core Fi nancial Strength (CFS) rating of ‘bbb’ and Extraordinary Support Level (ESL) of ‘High’ . The O utlook for the LT FCR and BSR remains Stable .

MB’s LT FCR is set three notches above the BSR to reflect the high likelihood of support from the government in case of need. The UAE government (Sovereign Rating: ‘AA-’/‘A1+’/Stable) has demonstrated support in the past and has the ability and willingness to continue to provide such support in the future.

MB’s BSR is…