Article: SRI LANKA: CAPITAL INTELLIGENCE AFFIRMS SAMPATH BANK'S FOREIGN CURRENCY RATINGS.

Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has affirmed Sampath Bank Ltd (SBL's) foreign currency ratings at B long-term and B short-term with Stable outlooks. The ratings are the same as the ratings assigned to the sovereign. The low sovereign ratings reflect the government's weak finances and the country's vulnerable external position. Given SBL's systemic importance, government support for the bank is very likely. However, the quality of support is in question due to the weak financial position of the government. The financial strength rating has been reduced by one notch to BB in view of the deterioration in asset ...

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