Fitch revises outlook on Indian FIs to negative
Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on the 'BBB-' Long-Term (LT) Foreign Currency (FC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of India-based financial institutions to Negative from Stable, while affirming the
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The rupee fell to as low as 56 per dollar, near the session low of 56.04 in the previous day, as global risk assets remained under pressure and a day after the RBI disappointed domestic markets by kee
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Fitch Ratings revises India’s outlook to negative
Fitch Ratings has revised India's outlook to negative from stable. Its Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) have been affirmed at 'BBB-' and Short-Term Foreign Currency at 'F3'. India's Country Ceiling is also affirmed at 'BBB-'.
Next six months will be crucial for economy, says Kaushik Basu
India's chief economic adviser Kaushik Basu on Monday said 'herd mentality' of ratings agencies led to Fitch's revision of India's rating outlook to negative from stable, but added that the review was
RBI likely to cut rates despite high inflation
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After cutting its po
Greek pro-bailout parties look to forge coalition
Political parties supporting Greece's international bailout will begin forging a government on Monday after an election victory over radical leftists staved off the prospect of the debt-laden country