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Lockdown: India at cliff edge of a rating downgrade

Nomura’s views follow Fitch’s warning that the deterioration in fiscal outlook may put pressure on sovereign ratingLast week, Fitch revised lower its forecast for India’s FY21 growth to 0.8%

3 min read30 Apr 2020
Market

Sebi board to finalize norms for advisers, rating agencies

The Sebi board may also discuss disclosure of loan defaults and publish a discussion paper on it during its meeting on 28 December

3 min read25 Dec 2017
Politics

Do ratings agencies have a bias against India?

Ratings agencies tend to be harsher towards emerging market economies

3 min read21 Jun 2017
Politics

Modi, Putin agree to develop ‘independent’ credit rating industry

The move by India and Russia leaders follows apprehensions about global credit rating agencies being biased towards large economies like the US and China

3 min read1 Jun 2017
Industry

RBI to expand oversight committee for bad loan resolution

RBI's proposal to expand scope of oversight committees and role of ratings agencies part of action plan to deal with Rs7.7 trillion bad loans in the banking system

2 min read23 May 2017
Home-page

Regulating credit rating agencies

The issuers obtaining non-rating services have higher ratings and default rates suggesting conflicts of interest

4 min read7 Jun 2016
Opinion

Fiscal deficit: a holy cow?

The finance minister seems to be taking the fiscal deficit target of 4.1% of GDP as sacrosanct, presumably to satisfy the rating agencies

4 min read15 Jan 2015
News

Russia to help large borrowers as S&P considers junk rating

Central bank to lend dollars and euros to major firms willing to put up their foreign borrowings as collateral

3 min read25 Dec 2014
Opinion

Democracy proposes, global capital disposes

There is little doubt that globalization and the financialization of the global economy have introduced serious constraints on domestic policymaking

4 min read21 Apr 2014

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