VOL. XLIV

No. 06

5-February-2001

BAHRAIN

Moodys Upgrades ABCs Outlook ToPositive From Stable

US ratings agency MoodysInvestors Service announced on 24 January that it had changed the outlook onthe Ba1/NP long-term and short-term foreign currency deposit ratings ofBahrain-based Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) from positive to stable. Accordingto a statement from the agency, the move reflected ABCs new expansionstrategy focusing on the Arab world, which it believes could substantiallyimprove the...