MOODYS INDIA
The mood, as per Moody's: Shocks keep coming, India keeps growing
Moody’s has raised India’s FY27 real GDP growth forecast to 7% from 6%, citing the economy’s resilience amid the Middle East conflict and elevated energy prices. Strong domestic consumption, investment, manufacturing and services are supporting growth, though higher oil prices, inflation, US tariff risks and food-price pressures remain concerns.
Moody’s raises India FY27 growth forecast to 7% from 6% on resilient economy, stronger investment
Moody's has raised India's GDP growth forecast to seven percent for 2026-27. Strong private consumption and robust investment are driving this optimistic economic outlook. This revised forecast surpasses projections from the IMF and S&P Global Ratings. However, elevated energy prices and potential El Niño disruptions remain key risks. Fiscal consolidation is expected to continue gradually over the next few years.
Moody's maintains stable outlook for India but flags rising 'political tensions'
Moody's maintains India's Baa3 rating but warns of risks from political tensions and weak debt affordability. Fiscal metrics may improve with robust growth, but challenges like inflation and high interest rates persist, impacting spending control and debt reduction efforts.
India yet to see significant improvement in debt affordability - Moody's
Moody's analyst says India's debt affordability hasn't significantly improved, keeping sovereign ratings unchanged. The government's fiscal consolidation trend is positive, but proactive measures for revenue generation and achieving the fiscal deficit target are critical. India plans to reduce the budget gap sharply by 2024/25. Economic growth is healthy, supporting momentum in revenue generation. The government may need to support the economy amidst global risks.
Moody’s affirms stable outlook for India, says economy has high growth potential
The Indian economy has higher capital buffers and greater liquidity and as such, the risk from the negative feedback between the economy and financial system are receding, as per rating agency Moody's. It has forecast India's real GDP to grow at 7.6% in FY23 and 6.3% in FY24.
India eco growth to rebound strongly, FY22 GDP growth pegged at 9.3%: Moody’s
Moody’s Investors Service in its latest report has projected that the economic growth in India will rebound strongly. It has pegged GDP growth for the nation at 9.3% and 7.9% in FY22 and FY23, respectively.
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Moody's improves India's outlook to 'stable'
Moody's also affirmed India's sovereign credit rating at Baa3 -- -- which is the lowest investment grade, just a notch above junk status. "Moody's Investors Service has today changed the outlook on the Government of India's ratings to stable from negative and affirmed the country's foreign-currency and local-currency long-term issuer ratings and the local-currency senior unsecured rating at Baa3," it said in a statement.
Moody's revises India FY22 forecast, says risk tilted to downside
Moody’s also revised India's FY22 GDP growth forecast to 13.5 per cent, albeit it will come on a relatively lower base.
Asian Development Bank lists masala bonds worth Rs 300 cr on India INX
ADB's masala bonds, or rupee-denominated bonds, are now listed on both the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and the India International Exchange Limited (India INX).
Was Moody’s unduly harsh on India with this downgrade?
In 2009-10, India’s fiscal deficit had crossed 6%, and including those of states, it was close to 9%. But Moody’s did not downgrade India at that time.
Can India’s rating be junked? There are risks, says Moody's
‘Reforms of 2017 have had very little impact on growth, fiscal deficit targets continued to slip’
Markets unlikely to see any traumatic moves due to Moody's downgrade: BofA Securities
‘Investors are likely to ignore Moody’s negative outlook’
Tweet Buster: Moody’s gets junked; the call is to buy ‘despair’ and sell ‘euphoria’
With earnings coming out better than expected, D-Street has one less thing to worry about.
RIL launches bond sale a day after India upgrade
The company kickstarted the sale earlier this morning as it seeks to refinance the perpetual bonds it sold in 2013.
Moody's India upgrade seen boosting Modi amid growth slowdown
Moody’s praised Modi’s efforts to broaden the tax base and tackle non-performing loans in India’s $2.3 trillion economy, Asia’s third-largest.
Investor wealth rose by Rs 1.71 lakh crore on Friday
Cipla was the leader of the Sensex chart, gaining 2.64 per cent, while HDFC Ltd came in next.
Full text: Moody's India rating upgrade report
Continued progress on economic and institutional reforms willenhance India's high growth potential, Moody's said.
Modi versus Moody's: India pushes plan to end western dominance in credit rating
India had first mooted the idea of having such an agency for the BRICS grouping to challenge the dominance of credit-rating market by S&P, Moody's and Fitch.
UK will raise Moody's concerns with Modi: Foreign Secretary
UK will take up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the warning by Moody's Analytics that there has been a rise in ethnic tensions in India.
Rupee gains against dollar after Moody's India upgrade
The rupee strengthened by 10 paise at 62.16 against the US dollar in early trade today at the Interbank Foreign Exchange.
Moody's: India's ratings constrained due to high fiscal deficit
According to Moody's FIIs are wary about India's political situation. "General elections will impact the capital flows coming in," it opined.
Recent policy measures by Indian government to generate growth over 3-5 years: Moody's India
Moody's India is of the opinion that the recent policy initiatives would generate growth in the country but clarified that it saw certain political risks.
India pitches for Moody's rating upgrade: Finance Ministry sources
A team of executives from Moody's met senior officials of the finance ministry as part of the review process for sovereign ratings.
Slump won't change India's credit outlook, says ratings firm Moody's
Strengths include a strong, actual and potential growth, a diversified economic structure, a high domestic savings rate and a comfortable balance of payments position.
India may face a slowdown in FDI: Moody's
India may see a slowdown in foreign direct investment in the days ahead as investors are staying away from emerging markets due to risk aversion amid global financial crisis, says a report by the economic wing of Moody's.
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