Investment-grade Rating

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  S&P Reaffirms India's Sovereign Rating At "BBB-"

  Standard and Poor's affirmed its rating on India's long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit at the lowest investment-grade level.

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  India's Investment-Grade Rating Remains Under Strain: Fitch

  On April 22, the agency had affirmed India's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) at BBB-minus with negative outlook

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  Reining In High Fiscal Deficits Key To India Keeping Investment-grade Rating: Report

  S&P currently has India at -BBB-,- its lowest investment-grade rating, with a stable outlook

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  Indian Economy To See Record Contraction In 2020-21 Before Sharp Recovery: S&P

  S&P affirmed its rating on India's long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit at the lowest investment-grade level and retained its stable outlook on the economy.

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  S&P Does Not Follow Moody's, Leaves India Rating Unchanged

  Standard & Poor's sticks with its "BBB-minus" sovereign rating and "stable" outlook for India, citing low income levels, high debt and weaker government finances.

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  S&P Rules Out India's Rating Upgrade In 2 Years, Government Hits Back

  S&P should do introspection for not upgrading India despite unparalleled reforms anywhere in world, said economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das.

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  India Inc Investment-Grade Credit Ratings Hit Record High

  India Inc's credit profile was at its best last financial year with over 89 per cent of its debt securities being rated as safe for investment - a record high for such issues.

• Decisive Election Outcome 'Credit Positive': Moody's

  Moody's rates India "Baa3", the lowest investment-grade rating with a "stable" outlook.

• S&P cuts Brazil credit rating in blow to Rousseff

  Brazil had its long-term debt rating downgraded to BBB minus, the agency's lowest investment-grade rating. S&P changed its outlook to stable from negative, meaning further downgrades are unlikely for now, which will come as a relief for both politicians in Brasilia and financial markets.

• Indian bond buyers bet budget will finally deliver

  Investors are betting Indian bonds are set for their biggest rally since the global financial crisis, wagering that a government at risk of losing its investment-grade rating will put fiscal discipline ahead of election largesse.

• India faces downgrade to junk despite reforms: S&P

  S&P roiled domestic markets in April when it cut India's sovereign outlook to "negative", putting at risk the country's current rating of "BBB-", the lowest investment-grade rating by the agency.

• Pranab rejects S&P report, says India will see turnaround

  Reacting to an S&P report that India would be the first BRIC nation to lose investment-grade rating, the finance minister said the government was fully seized of the current situation and he was confident that there would be a turnaround in the country’s growth prospects in the coming months. He said that the warning from S&P was not based on a f...

• Full text of S&P report 'Will India be the first BRIC fallen angel?'

  In a report, credit rating agency Standard and Poor's has warned that India may become the first among the BRIC - Brazil, Russia, India and China - countries to lose its investment grade rating, citing slowing GDP growth and political roadblocks to economic policymaking as some of the factors that could lead to such an action.

• Top 10 S&P reasons why India may lose investment-grade rating

  Credit rating agency Standard and Poor's has warned that India may become the first among the BRIC - Brazil, Russia, India and China - countries to lose its investment grade rating, citing slowing GDP growth and political roadblocks to economic policymaking as some of the factors that could lead to such an action. Indian markets reacted strongly, ...

• S&P's reasons on why India may lose investment-grade rating

  Local business confidence in India has deteriorated for various reasons, including perceptions of "policy paralysis" within the Central government.