Global rating agency Fitch Ratings did not upgrade India’s sovereign rating, reaffirming its lowest investment grade rating at BBB-, with a stable outlook.
A rating upgrade changes the profile of the country and makes it attractive to investors.
Fitch projected the economy to revive to grow at 7.3% in 2018-19 and 7.5% in 2019-20 from 6.6% a year ago.
Weak fiscal finances and some lagging structural factors, including governance standards and a still difficult, but improving, business environment are the reason for its rating action.
In 2017, Moody’s had upgraded India’s rating (to Baa2 from Baa3) after a gap of nearly 14 years, while Standard & Poor’s (S&P) retained its BBB- rating with stable outlook.
Sovereign credit rating
Sovereign credit rating gives investors insight into the level of risk associated with investing in the particular country, including its political risk.
Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s (S&P) are big three international credit rating agencies controlling approximately 95% of global rating