The Belize Bank Limited

RATING ACTION:

On December 5, 2024, CariCRIS reaffirmed the Issuer/ Corporate Credit Ratings assigned to The Belize Bank Limited (BBL or the Bank) at CariBBB- (Local and Foreign Currency Ratings) on the regional scale, and bzAA+ (Local Currency) on the Belize national scale. A stable outlook was maintained.

RATING SENSITIVITY FACTORS:

Factors that could, individually or collectively, lead to an improvement in the ratings and /or outlook include:

  • Improvement in the ratings of the Government of Belize
  • Increase in profitability to the order of 10% per annum over the next year
  •  Improvement in asset quality with a NPL ratio of 2.5% over the next 2 years

Factors that could, individually or collectively, lead to a lowering of the ratings/or outlook include:

  • Lowering of the ratings of the Government of Belize
  • The occurrence of any factors that may contribute to the deterioration of the CAR below the 9% minimum requirement for the Bank
  • Decrease in profitability to the order of 15% per annum over the next 2 years
  • Deterioration in asset quality with a NPL ratio above 7% or more sustained for 2 financial years
  • Cost to income ratio weakens to 75% or more sustained for 2 financial years

Analysts’ Contact Info:

Keith Hamlet
Mobile : 1-868-487-4356
[email protected]

Sharlene Gordon
Mobile : 1-1876-618-9811
[email protected]

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