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Vedanta Resources Ltd. secures $1.25 billion for debt refinancing and credit facilities
14 Dec 2023
In a strategic move, Vedanta Resources Ltd., the parent company of Vedanta Ltd., has successfully secured $1.25 billion from private lenders for debt refinancing and a new credit facility.
S&P dashes hopes of upgrade, keeps India at BBB-
25 Nov 2017
Keeping India's ratings on hold, Standard & Poor’s said, "Ratings are constrained by India's low wealth levels, measured by GDP per capita, , which we estimate at close to $2,000 in 2017, which [is] the lowest of all investment-grade sovereigns that we rate"
Rating agencies see long-term gains from demonetisation
26 Nov 2016
International rating agencies have given the thumbs-up to the government’s decision to demonetise, saying it is worth the short-term pain
S&P downgrades Saudi Arabia on oil price slump
31 Oct 2015
Earlier this week, IMF said that Saudi Arabia could exhaust all its cash reserves in five years and would become bankrupt, if oil prices continue at the same levels the government spending remains umaltered
Indian IT firms set for acquisitions binge: S&P
21 Oct 2015
S&P refuses to upgrade India’s ‘BBB-‘ rating
20 Oct 2015
Moody’s joins S&P in calling for gas price hike
05 Oct 2015
India's lower income level, weaker fiscal position weigh on its sovereign credit metrics
23 Feb 2015
S&P revises outlook on India from negative to stable
26 Sep 2014
S&P said it could further raise the rating if the economy reverts to a real per capita GDP trend growth of 5.5 per cent and India's fiscal, external or inflation metrics improve
S&P upgrades UK’s rating outlook to Stable
14 Jun 2014
S&P warned that the rating could be imperiled if Britain leaves the EU, a move the country's Conservative Party has pledged to put to a referendum in 2017
S&P reminds Modi of unfinished reforms
17 May 2014
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