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25 Nov 2017

S&P's rating action will not impact India: SBI Chairman

Standard & Poor's has kept its sovereign rating for the country unchanged.

Standard & Poor's

24 Nov 2017

S&P retains India's rating at BBB, Centre says report 'very satisfying'

S&P's today retained its outlook on India as stable. The S&P's report comes days after Moody's raised India's sovereign ratings The GoI has hailed the S&P's report as very satisfying

Standard & Poor's

24 Nov 2017

S&P retains BBB- rating on India, keeps outlook stable

S&P has taken favourable view on reforms being undertaken. Stable outlook reflects S&P's view that over the next 2 years growth will remain strong. Moody's last week upgraded India's sovereign credit rating by a notch to Baa2.

IDBI Bank assets

14 Feb 2017

S&P downgrades IDBI Bank to BB on very weak asset quality

International rating agency Standard & Poor's today downgraded IDBI Bank to 'BB' citing "very weak asset quality" but maintained a stable outlook on the state-run lender.

Standard & Poor's

02 Nov 2016

S&P retains India's rating at BBB-, rules out upgrade for next two years; 'introspect', govt hits out

Like S&P, Fitch Ratings also rates India at 'BBB-minus', the lowest investment-grade, with a 'stable' outlook. Moody's Investors Service rates India at an equivalent 'Baa3', but with a "positive" outlook.

22 Mar 2016

Banks' asset quality to remain under pressure this year: S&P

Indian banks' asset quality and capitalisation are likely to remain under pressure in the next 12 months mainly because of tepid industrial activity and high leverage by some corporates, Standard & Poor's said Tuesday.

14 Mar 2016

New policies to attract investments in oil & gas sector: S&P

The new price formula and calibrated marketing freedom for gas produced from fields in difficult terrain could help attract investments in India's oil and gas sector, said Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services

23 Feb 2016

S&P puts HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank Bahrain bonds under CreditWatch

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has put bonds issued by HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank in Bahrain under CreditWatch following lowering of the sovereign rating of the Gulf nation.

16 Feb 2016

Rising capital needs put PSU banks at downgrade risk: S&P

Capital requirements of PSU banks for provisioning of bad loans are likely to shoot up exposing them to possible downgrades, S&P said today as it trimmed outlook on Bank of India to 'negative' from 'stable'.

31 Jan 2016

India faces challenges in sticking to fiscal roadmap: S&P

India will face challenges in sticking to the fiscal consolidation roadmap as the expected revenues may not be fully realised and subsidy cuts may be delayed, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said.

26 Jan 2016

Indian economy less vulnerable to external shocks: S&P

Indian economy is less vulnerable to external shocks as it is mainly driven by household consumption and government spending, and not dependent on hot money which can move out quickly, Standard & Poor's Rating Services said Tuesday.

13 Jan 2016

S&P downgrades Tata Steel to 'BB-' on weak operating performance

Rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) Wednesday downgraded steel major Tata Steel to 'BB-', a low investment grade rating, over persistent subdued operating performance amid subdued demand and low steel prices.

Bank non-performing assets

25 Nov 2015

Just growth, fiscal improvement can't resolve NPA issues: S&P

Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) on Wednesday called for a multi-pronged strategy to help banks tide over asset quality issues, saying stronger economic growth and improvement in fiscal situation alone cannot resolve the crisis.

20 Oct 2015

Indian IT firms to step up acquisitions to boost growth: S&P

Indian IT companies are likely to step up acquisitions to strengthen their competitive position and boost slowing growth, a report by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Tuesday.

05 Oct 2015

Now, Moody's says gas price cut will impact investment

Natural gas prices in India are set by taking a volume-weighted annual average of that prevailing in the US, Britain, Canada and Russia.

02 Oct 2015

India should benchmark gas price to deficit nations: S&P

India should benchmark its natural gas prices to similar gas-deficient nations instead of using rates prevalent in gas-surplus geographies like the US and Canada, says Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.

Standard & Poor's

30 Sep 2015

S&P cuts Tata Motors rating to 'Stable' on China jitters

Global ratings agency Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) has downgraded the rating for Tata Motors from 'positive' to 'stable' on account of slowdown in China and continuing capital expenditure at Jaguar Land Rover.

09 Sep 2015

Cairn India's merger with Vedanta "uncertain": S&P

Rating agency Standard & Poor's Wednesday said completion of the proposed merger of Cairn India with Vedanta Ltd appears "uncertain".

public sector banks

19 Aug 2015

Capital infusion breather for PSU banks, but not enough: S&P

Standard & Poor's on Wednesday said the government's plan to infuse capital into public sector banks is a "breather", but is unlikely to "fully resolve" their looming credit shortfall.

Standard & Poor's

29 Jul 2015

Standard & Poor's cuts Brazil's outlook to negative

US credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has lowered its forecast for Brazil's foreign currency debt from stable to negative while maintaining the country`s long-term rating at BBB-.

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