Moody's assigns (P)Baa2 rating to RBL Bank's USD 1 Billion MTN Program
Moody's assigned a provisional Baa2 rating to RBL Bank's USD 1 billion Medium Term Note program. The bank also received Baa2/P-2 counterparty risk ratings for its IFSC Banking Unit. The outlook is stable, reflecting support from Emirates NBD Bank.
The rating is for a Medium Term Note program, which is a debt fundraising instrument. While positive, it does not directly impact the bank's core operations or profitability in the short term, hence a medium impact.
The assignment of a credit rating, especially a positive one like Baa2, for a significant MTN program is generally viewed positively as it facilitates fundraising and demonstrates the agency's confidence in the bank's creditworthiness.
RBL Bank Limited has announced that Moody's Investors Service Singapore Pte. Ltd. has assigned a provisional long-term foreign currency senior unsecured program rating of (P)Baa2 to the bank's newly established USD 1 billion Medium Term Note (MTN) program. This rating is in line with RBL Bank's existing Baa2 long-term foreign currency issuer rating, which incorporates a baseline credit assessment of ba1 and a two-notch uplift for affiliate support from Emirates NBD Bank PJSC (ENBD).
Moody's has also assigned long-term/short-term Counterparty Risk Assessments of Baa2(cr)/P-2(cr) and long-term/short-term local and foreign currency Counterparty Risk Ratings of Baa2/P-2 to RBL Bank Ltd.'s International Financial Service Centre Banking Unit (IFSC Banking Unit). The rating outlook for these ratings is stable.
The rating rationale indicates that any senior notes issued under the MTN program will be direct, unconditional, unsubordinated, and unsecured obligations of the bank, ranking pari passu with all other unsubordinated and unsecured obligations. The ratings on these notes will be subject to a review of the final terms and conditions. RBL Bank reported total assets of INR 1.9 trillion as of June 30, 2026. The information is also hosted on the bank's website as per SEBI Listing Regulations.
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