VOL. XLV

No 51/52

23/30-December-2002

EGYPT/JORDAN

Moodys Downgrades Cairo-Amman Bank

Moodys Investors Service has downgraded the financial strength rating of Jordan-based Cairo-Amman Bank to E+ from D, with a stable outlook. This move concludes a review that stemmed from the recent deterioration in the banks loan portfolio and from a reduction in the franchise value of its operations in the West Bank and Gaza. Although Cairo-Amman Banks operations in Jordan had shown good results, the...