Additionally, the baa2 standalone baseline credit assessment (BCA), the A1 long-term deposit and senior unsecured debt ratings, the Prime-1 short-term deposit ratings and the A1 (cr) long-term Counterparty Risk (CR) assessment of the bank's operating entity Barclays Bank PLC are under review for probable downgrade. Nonetheless, Barclays Bank's Prime-1(cr) short-term CR assessment has been reiterated. Reasons for Probable Ratings Downgrade Andrea Usai, Senior Vice President at Moody's said, "The review for downgrade on Barclays reflects the group's ongoing credit weaknesses and likely impact of ring-fencing implementation, which have been the main drivers for the negative outlook since last September."