Moody's downgrades Dubai Bank On Debtor Concerns | iMarketNews.com

Moody's Investors Service cut the deposit ratings of a major Dubai financial institution Thursday, citing its worry that there could be more deterioration in the credit fundamentals of the bank's Dubai debtors.

The ratings agency also warned that liquidity and funding will potentially remain sources of further vulnerability for Dubai-based banks going forward, restricting new lending.

Dubai Bank, with reported total assets of AED17.4 billion ($4.7 billion) as at 31 December 2009, had its local and foreign currency deposit ratings downgraded by two notches to Baa2/Prime-3 from A3/Prime-2.