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Moody's upgrades IndusInd to 'stable' outlook, affirms long-term ratings

The lender's asset quality slipped marginally in the economic disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, says agency.

HDFC Bank's frequent digital outages credit negative, says Moody's

The recurring outages also risk hurting the bank's brand perception among a growing and increasingly digital-savvy customer base, and increase the chances of clients switching to other banks

Conditions to improve for India Inc in 2021 as economy revives: Moody's

Broad-based demand revival and a low base in 2020 will support strong GDP growth of 10.8 per cent in India in fiscal 2022

Kuwait gets first Moody's downgrade over govt's 'liquidity risks'

The government has been unable to borrow since a debut Eurobond in 2017, forcing it to rely on the General Reserve Fund instead.

India Inc's EBITDA to shrink 24% in FY21 due to Covid disruptions: Moody's

Moody's said recovery will gather pace in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 (Q3Fy21) as the lifting of lockdown releases pent-up demand and helps to normalise economic conditions

Moody's forecasts 11.5% contraction in India's economic growth in FY21

The downward revision in India's forecast for FY21 comes on the heels of a sharp contraction in Indian economy in the April-June 2020 period

Banks' asset quality to worsen but face less risk of defaults: Moody's

The disruptions from the coronavirus outbreak will strain finances for households and small businesses more severely

Moody's downgrades deposit ratings, credit assessment of four PSU banks

Says economic shock from Covid-19 may weaken borrower credit profiles and hurt their asset quality. outlook on ratings of all four is negative

Amid global crisis, Moody's rates TCS, Infosys, RIL above the sovereign

Moody's Investors Service has rated Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and Reliance Industries above the sovereign for their strong financials and significant global earnings

Downgrade of India's sovereign rating by Moody's not surprising: SBI report

India's sovereign rating was downgraded by Moody's to Baa3 with a negative outlook on the pretext of prolonged period of slower growth, rising debt and stress in financial system.

Here are the rating agencies' forecasts on India in the last 2 months

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the pace of credit rating downgrades has accelerated with average monthly downgrades increasing by 22 per cent in the past few months, ICRA said in a report

Rating rationale

India must walk the talk on deep structural reforms

Aviation sector will not see a substantial recovery before 2023: Moody's

Many airlines have improved liquidity but at the cost of rising debt burdens

India's retail and SME loans to deteriorate as well, says Moody's

Moody's Investors Service has said that policymaking institutions face increasing challenges from lower growth, weaker fiscal conditions and rising financial sector stress.

Top 10 biz headlines: PM on economic revival, Moody's ratings and more

Here are the top ten headlines on Wednesday morning

Markets shrug off Moody's rating downgrade; Sensex, Nifty rise 1.6%

The rupee and the 10-year government bond, too, held steady, despite the red flags raised by the rating agency.

Despite Moody's rating downgrade, indicators point to rupee revival

Currency dealers say the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) intervened in the currency markets, and may have even bought some bonds anonymously from the secondary markets.

Covid-19 impact: Moody's downgrades 8 Indian firms and 3 banks

Moody's affirmed the issuer rating of Reliance Industries but revised the outlook to negative from stable

Moody's has rated PM Modi's handling of economy a step above junk: Rahul

On Monday, Moody's downgraded the country's rating to "Baa3" from "Baa2"

Moody's rating downgrade unlikely to rattle markets, say experts

'It was expected that Moody's would align back India's rating with Fitch and S&P'