Standard & Poor's (S&P) Upgrades CABEI's Stand-Alone Credit Profile up to 'aa' for Strong Financial Performance and Affirms "AA" Rating.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Aug. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has upgraded the Central American Bank for Economic Integration's (CABEI) Stand-Alone Credit Profile (SACP) from 'aa-' up to 'aa', due to the strengthening of its financial profile over the past year and affirmed its long-term international rating of 'AA' with a stable outlook.

According to the official statement issued by the rating agency, the execution of Exposure Exchange Agreements (EEA) with two other Multilateral Development Banks during the first half of 2025, aimed at reducing loan concentration and optimizing available capital, helped improve both the Bank's risk-adjusted capital (RAC) ratio and its financial risk profile. S&P also highlighted the Bank's historic financial results at the end of 2024, as well as its broad and consolidated access to capital markets, which has enabled it to issue in 27 currencies and 26 markets worldwide.

Additionally, S&P reaffirmed the Bank's long-term international rating of "AA" with a stable outlook and noted its expectation that shareholder support will remain strong. The agency also highlighted CABEI's new 2025-2029 Institutional Strategy, which focuses, among other aspects, on capitalization, balance sheet management and optimization, and high-impact financing and financial intermediation.

For her part, CABEI's Executive President Gisela Sánchez stated: "The improvement in the Bank's financial risk profile marks a very significant milestone, as it represents the second positive rating action in less than a year and reinforces the positive outcomes of implementing our renewed 2025-2029 Institutional and Financial Strategy. It sets the course for continuing along the path of technical rigor while promoting constant optimization of our balance sheet to remain the leading development bank in the region."

Finally, the rating agency noted that the stable outlook reflects its expectation that, over the next two years, CABEI's members will continue to provide strong support to the Institution through timely capital payments, while maintaining its pristine track record as a preferred creditor. S&P also reaffirmed its expectation that CABEI will continue to prudently manage its capital levels while maintaining a robust position in high-quality liquid assets.

SOURCE CABEI