Originator's Credit Quality: In February 2018, Fitch affirmed
NCBJ's long-term foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (LC IDRs) at 'B', its viability rating at 'b' and its Support Rating at 'B'.
The ratings on
NCBJ are capped at the sovereign ratings and the "negative" outlook on Jamaica highlights downside risk for the bank, given its close ties with the state and high exposure to public-sector securities and loans, S&P said.
Isicoff (Southern District of Florida),
NCBJ POC chair, at laurel_m_isicoff@flsb.uscourts.
31, 2018, Fitch has similarly revised
NCBJ's Outlook to Positive from Stable, as the Jamaican operating environment remains the principal constraint on
NCBJ's ratings.
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NCBJ at 90: The Evolution, Role and Impact of Bankruptcy Courts from 1926 to 2016."
The series 2015-1 notes issued by Jamaica Merchant Voucher Receivables Limited are backed by future flows due from Visa International Service Association (Visa) and MasterCard International Incorporated (MasterCard) related to international merchant vouchers acquired by
NCBJ in Jamaica.
The revision of
NCBJ's individual rating mirrors the improvement in its financial performance despite the economic turmoil, its high market volatility and participation in the Jamaican debt exchange (JDX), Fitch said.
Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank (NCB) (JSC:
NCBJ) is planning to launch a personal Islamic finance scheme that can entitle a person seeking finance or a real estate mortgage deal from SAR1.5m to SAR3m.
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Publications in the 1930s of
NCBJ's predecessor journal demonstrate interest in municipal bankruptcy developments.
New York: Fitch Ratings has today upgraded National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited's (
NCBJ) long-term foreign currency and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) and Support Rating Floor (SRF) to 'B' from 'B-', its Viability Rating (VR) to 'b' from 'b-' and its Support Rating (SR) to '4' from '5'.