Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said government would continue reforms by taking executive actions.
International rating agency Fitch said on Tuesday the change in India's sovereign rating is constrained by the high level of fiscal deficit and its review will be done after the budget for 2005-06 has been presented.
"The 2012 outlook for the Indian pharmaceutical industry is stable. The agency expects credit profiles to remain stable given that long-term earnings and profitability prospects remain intact with moderate capex," Fitch said in its report '2012 Outlook: Indian Pharmaceutical'.
According to a report by rating agency Fitch, different sets of regulations imposed by different regulators may result in an uneven playing field.
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The rated oil and gas companies, Fitch said, have a significant proportion of foreign currency-denominated debt.
Global rating agency Fitch has revised upwards India's growth projection to 6 from 5 per cent for the current fiscal and said the recent election results should provide additional confidence and spur growth.
The stimulus measures include extension of the 90-day moratorium on recognition of impaired loans to 180 days, in addition to several relaxations in bank lending limits, including allowing banks to fund interest on working capital loans.
The new government will have to spur investment to bosot economy, says Fitch.
However, the budget lacked very specific measures detailing how this will be achieved," the statement said.
The Indian economy will suffer lasting damage from the coronavirus crisis and after an initial strong rebound in FY22 (fiscal year ending March 2022) growth will slow to around 6.5 per cent a year over FY23-FY26, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday. "A combination of supply-side scarring and demand-side constraints - such as the weak state of the financial sector - will keep the level of GDP well below its pre-pandemic path," it said in commentary on the Indian economy. Fitch said India's coronavirus-induced recession has been among the most severe in the world, amid a stringent lockdown and limited direct fiscal support.
Credit rating agency Fitch India has affirmed AAA(ind) rating, indicating lowest expectation of credit risk, of Reliance Industries Ltd, following the announcement of audited results for the year ended March 31, 2002.
Although the Fitch revised the outlook on Long-term Local Currency Issuer Default Rating from stable to negative, it has retained the investment grade rating at BBB-, which indicates low credit risk. The downgrade by Fitch is one of the main reasons for all-round selling in the stock markets. Another global rating agency Standard and Poor's last week had said it might downgrade India's sovereign ratings, if the country's rising inflation and widening fiscal deficit.
India's populist pre-election Budget, unveiled on Friday, sparked concern at credit rating agency Fitch which said the plans confirmed the government was unwilling to grasp the need to cut spending.
Bank reforms positive but implementation a risk, says Fitch.
Since Indian economy grew by 8.9 per cent in the first half, Fitch projections mean that it will expand by a slower growth rate in the second half.
This shortfall could continue to hurt loan growth in 2016-17.
Taking note of the government's efforts to contain fiscal deficit, Fitch Ratings revised India's Outlook to Stable from Negative and affirmed 'BBB-' rating.
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The agency's lead analyst Art Woo added that fiscal management is a challenging task.
Fitch Ratings says in a report published on Thursday that the spillover effects of a weaker rupee have not significantly hurt India's creditworthiness, and hence would not trigger any rating action as this point.
Upstream firms have a tremendous financial pressure due to selling crude at subsidised rates to oil marketing firms.
The officials, sources said, will impress upon rating agencies the resolve of the government to follow the path of financial prudence and bring down the fiscal deficit to 3 per cent by 2016-17.
Fitch on Monday said the likely upturn in the country's investment climate and reduction in interest rates will improve the property market by the end of March 2016.
In all, RBI has cut interest rates by 110 bps this year. But this has not yet led to a boost in economic activity. While the growth rate has slowed to a five-year low, consumer confidence is waning and foreign direct investment has plateaued.
Since January 1, the rupee value has fallen by 5.5 per cent against the US dollar and touched life-time low of 58.98 on Tuesday.
With their weak metrics and high bad loans, India's state-run banks have not been investor favourites
Global agency Fitch on Monday lowered the rating outlook of public sector companies including NTPC, SAIL and IOC to negative but said the downgrade of India's credit outlook to negative would not impact the rating of Reliance Industries.
The disruptions caused by COVID-19 have more severely impacted small and mid-sized corporates, including NBFCs and MFIs, in terms of access to liquidity.
Money funds represent less than 5 per cent of broad money supply in India, Canada, Korea and Taiwan.
The rating agency has affirmed the company's National Long Term Rating at 'AAA' with a stable outlook.
According to the agency, while the impact of the Supreme Court's decision is limited, the cancellation of the 2G licences highlights the Indian banks' exposure to infrastructure.
Global agency Fitch Ratings on Tuesday retained India's long-term foreign and local currency ratings at the speculative grade, saying that while the country's external account had improved, local public finances had deteriorated.
The US-based agency, however, termed the 7 per cent GDP growth for the October-December quarter as "surprising", a tad lower than 7.4 per cent in the previous quarter.
Says, Jio unlikely to gain 2% revenue market share in 2017
Fitch frowns at government pay hikes.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday downplayed the lowering of India's credit outlook by global rating agency Fitch, saying it is not a cause of worry as economic fundamentals are strong.
The country, however, suffers from excessive regulation and tax laws, which is concern for foreign investors, Fitch group managing director for corporate rating Richard Hunter told PTI in an interview.
It said the money supply recovered to its pre-demonetisation level in mid-2017 and is now increasing steadily, similar to the previous trend.
The Indian banks' total net level of non-performing loans could be double their reported level, even though asset quality has improved over the years, according to a report by Fitch Ratings India Ltd.
With funds more readily available, Fitch expects a portion of stalled housing projects to resume construction, and this will feed into its forecasts for India's buildings sector growth in the short term.
