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Jaiz Bank Faces Asset Quality Concerns – Ratings Note Fitch Ratings has affirmed Jaiz Bank PLC’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘B-‘ with a Stable Outlook and its Viability Rating (VR) at ‘b-‘. In a report, the rating agency also affirmed the bank’s National Long-Term Rating at ‘BBB+(nga)’ and assigned a stable outlook but note that Islamic lender’s asset quality faces pressures. Jaiz Bank’s IDRs are driven by its standalone creditworthiness, as expressed by its ‘b-‘ VR, Fitch said in its latest report on Nigerian banks.It noted that the viability rating is constrained by the concentration of the bank’s…

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