Article: Middle East bank ratings.(SPECIAL REPORT: BANKING)

Article: Moody's upgrades Bulgaria's DSK Bank in line with ...
Hungary Business News;  June 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Bulgaria's DSK Bank in line with sovereign ceiling - expects support from OTP Budapest ... with a recent hike in Bulgaria's sovereign ceiling, Moody's vice president and senior ... clearly constrained by Bulgaria's sovereign ceiling, he said. At the same time, OTP ...

Article: Raters Disagree on Sovereign Ceiling: S&P won't ...
Investment Dealers' Digest;  June 18, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... the lead of Moody's Investors Service and remove the sovereign ceiling that restricts ratings on Latin American corporates. Fitch ... strong bank with a local currency rating that is above the sovereign ceiling, there is at least a possibility that the government ...

Article: NBK to issue debut Eurobond.(National Bank of ...
MEED Middle East Economic Digest;  August 24, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... facility will be at least $300 million National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) is preparing to ... some two notches above Kuwait's sovereign ceiling. "We are pleased with the rating ... and corporate instruments above the sovereign ceiling," says Nasra. In early July, Moody ...

Article: PAKISTAN: FSR OF NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN.
IPR Strategic Business Information Database;  November 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... financial strength rating (FSR) of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP). The rating ... constrained by the respective sovereign ceiling. The upgrade reflects the consistent ... government's treasury bank. National Bank of Pakistan is headquartered ...

Article: FSR OF NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN
Info-Prod Research (Middle East);  November 8, 2005 ;     524 words ... ... financial strength rating (FSR) of National Bank ofPakistan (NBP). The rating ... constrained by the respective sovereign ceiling. The upgrade reflects the consistent ... government's treasury bank. National Bank of Pakistan is headquartered ...

Article: Resounding success for NBK Eurobond: Three-year paper is priced ...
MEED Middle East Economic Digest;  February 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... heavily oversubscribed on 20 February. National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has issued $450 ... first issue rated higher than its sovereign ceiling. Third, at 25 bp [basis points ... two notches higher than Kuwait's sovereign ceiling of Baal. "The ability of a borrower ...

Article: UAE.(contract to build the new headquarters for National ...
MEED Middle East Economic Digest;  July 16, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... received a letter of intent to build the new headquarters for National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD). The award, valued at AED 194 million ... the full impact of transfer risk and are subject to the sovereign ceiling of the UAE, which has been set at A long-term and A2 ...