Fitch Ratings upgrades outlook on Adani Ports and Adani Energy to ‘Stable’

Fitch Ratings upgrades outlook on Adani Ports and Adani Energy to ‘Stable’

Global rating agency Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited’s (APSEZ) as well as Adani Energy Solutions Limited‘s (AESL) to ‘Stable’ from ‘Negative’, adding that the Adani Group has demonstrated access to diversified funding sources. Fitch has also affirmed the ‘BBB-‘ ratings on Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited’s (AEML) … Read more

Fitch upgrades outlook on IIFL Finance to positive

Fitch upgrades outlook on IIFL Finance to positive

Mumbai: Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on IIFL Finance‘s (IIFL) long-term rating to positive from stable, and affirmed the rating on IIFL’s senior secured debt at ‘B+’. The rating agency expects the company’s credit profile to improve over the next two years, particularly its business and risk profiles, asset quality and … Read more

Fitch affirms Ukraine’s rating at restricted default level

Fitch affirms Ukraine’s rating at restricted default level

Kyiv: Fitch credit rating agency on Friday affirmed Ukraine’s long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating at ‘RD’ (restricted default) as its war with Russia drags past the 33-month mark. The agency also affirmed the sovereign’s ‘CCC+’ long-term local currency amid the ongoing debt restructuring, aimed at easing its wartime financial pressures. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in … Read more

Fitch assigns ‘BBB+’ rating on Larsen & Toubro; outlook stable

Fitch assigns ‘BBB+’ rating on Larsen & Toubro; outlook stable

New Delhi: Fitch Ratings said it has affirmed ‘BBB+’ rating with a stable outlook on Larsen & Toubro and stressed that the ratings indicate strong financial structure and sound financial flexibility of the company. “Fitch Rating has assigned India’s Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) first-time Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of ‘BBB+’. … Read more

Fitch cites need for ‘long-term’ fix after US downgrade

Fitch cites need for ‘long-term’ fix after US downgrade

Washington: The United States needs to tackle the recurrence of debt limit standoffs and find “long-term” solutions for growing fiscal issues if it seeks a credit upgrade, a Fitch Ratings senior director said in an interview Wednesday. The comments by Richard Francis on CNBC came a day after Fitch took the United States’ top-tier AAA … Read more

Fitch cuts US credit rating to AA+; Treasury calls it ‘arbitrary’

Fitch cuts US credit rating to AA+; Treasury calls it ‘arbitrary’

Rating agency Fitch on Tuesday downgraded the U.S. government’s top credit rating, a move that drew an angry response from the White House and surprised investors, coming despite the resolution of the debt ceiling crisis two months ago. Fitch downgraded the United States to AA+ from AAA, citing fiscal deterioration over the next three years … Read more

Fitch affirms Adani Green RG rating at BBB-, with stable outlook

Fitch affirms Adani Green RG rating at BBB-, with stable outlook

MUMBAI – Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed its “BBB-” rating on Adani Green Energy Restricted Group 2’s $362.5 million senior secured notes, and retained a “stable” outlook. The credit assessment is supported by the company’s solar portfolio and credit metrics. “The restricted group’s financial profile with debt-service coverage ratio (DSCR) of 1.44 times is stronger … Read more

Fitch affirms rating on Adani Transmission’s restricted group notes at ‘BBB-‘; outlook stable

Fitch affirms rating on Adani Transmission’s restricted group notes at ‘BBB-‘; outlook stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed “BBB-” rating on the $400 million senior secured notes issued by the restricted group of Adani Transmission Limited (ATL RG1), with a stable outlook. “ATL RG1’s credit assessment is not directly affected by the alleged malpractices at India’s Adani group highlighted in Hindenburg Research’s report due to the ringfenced nature of … Read more

Fitch cuts India’s FY22 GDP growth forecast to 8.7%

Fitch cuts India’s FY22 GDP growth forecast to 8.7%

Fitch Ratings has cut India’s economic growth forecast to 8.7 per cent for the current fiscal but raised GDP growth projection for FY23 to 10 per cent, saying the second COVID-19 wave delayed rather than derail the economic recovery. In its APAC Sovereign Credit Overview, Fitch Ratings said India’s ‘BBB-/Negative’ sovereign rating “balances a still-strong … Read more

Fitch retains India’s sovereign rating at BBB-

Fitch retains India’s sovereign rating at BBB-

Fitch Ratings has kept India’s sovereign rating unchanged at BBB- with a negative outlook owing to a rise in public debt ratio and uncertainty on debt trajectory. The rating remains unchanged from April this year. “Negative trigger (is) failure to reduce the fiscal deficit to a level consistent with putting government debt/GDP on a downward … Read more