On Sept. 13, 2023, S&P Global Ratings raised its long-term sovereign credit ratings on Jamaica to 'BB-' from 'B+', reflecting improved finances. After this action, we raised our long-term issuer credit ratings on domestic lender National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd. to 'BB-' from 'B+' because the sovereign rating influences the ratings on the bank. The stable outlook is based on both our expectation that during the next 12 months the bank will maintain its credit fundamentals and on the stable outlook on the sovereign ratings on Jamaica. On Sept. 14, 2023, S&P Global Ratings raised its long-term issuer credit ratings on domestic lender National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd. (NCBJ) to 'BB-' from 'B+'. The outlook is stable. We also affirmed