India rating upgrade News
Upset over not getting a rating upgrade, India has lashed out at global rating agencies saying they are far detached from ground realities and must introspect as the reforms initiated certainly warranted an upgrade.
'BBB' is the lowest investment grade rating and stable outlook reduces risk of possible sovereign rating downgrade.
Government's reform initiatives have unlocked Indian "economy's dynamism" but weak public finances continue to remain a strain on any rating upgrade, global ratings firm Fitch said on Monday.
Earlier this month, Moody's had upgraded India's outlook to positive from stable, but retained the credit rating at the existing level at 'Baa3', just a notch above the junk grade.
US-based Moody's has a caveat before considering a rating upgrade for India -- the country should stick to fiscal consolidation and effectively address weaknesses in the banking sector.
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