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Tag: India Ratings
India Ratings maintains negative outlook on infra sector
India Ratings and Research agency has maintained a negative outlook on the infrastructure sector for FY-18, with varied outlooks on individual sectors.
Growth in infra, construction sectors to remain stressed
Growth of infrastructure and construction as well as metals and mining sectors is likely to remain stressed in FY15 as high leverage levels may constrain the ability of some corporates to access credit, a report by India Ratings and Research said.
No regulator till new government: RoadMin
The road sector has some bad news in the offing. Private players, who are eagerly awaiting a Road Regulator, since a year, have to extend their prolonged wait for another six months. It was expected that by March end, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways would pass a note on draft Regulatory Authority for Highways in India Bill, 2013 to the Cabinet.
No regulator till new government: RoadMin
The road sector has some bad news in the offing. Private players, who are eagerly awaiting a Road Regulator, since a year, have to extend their prolonged wait for another six months. It was expected that by March end, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways would pass a note on draft Regulatory Authority for Highways in India Bill, 2013 to the Cabinet.
Subdued freight rates may hit earnings of shipping firms
Subdued freight rates may affect the earnings of the Indian shipping industry and this prompted India Ratings and Research to maintain a negative outlook on the industry. The ratings agency, which is a part of the Fitch Group, feels that freight rates for dry bulk (coal and iron ore) may be hit by high
Slowdown or consolidation?
After every available rating and analyst firm from Nomura to Dun & Bradstreet and India Ratings expressed a negative outlook on IndiaÂ’s infrastructure, the inevitable, unpleasant moment arrived when the advance estimates, officially announced early this month, stated that the nation can only achieve 5 per cent growth the current fiscal, the lowest in a decade, and 0.7 per cent lower than anticipated earlier.
Slowdown or consolidation?
After every available rating and analyst firm from Nomura to Dun & Bradstreet and India Ratings expressed a negative outlook on IndiaÂ’s infrastructure, the inevitable, unpleasant moment arrived when the advance estimates, officially announced early this month, stated that the nation can only achieve 5 per cent growth the current fiscal, the lowest in a decade, and 0.7 per cent lower than anticipated earlier.
India Ratings suspends rating for Pratibha Shipping
The ratings of Pratibha Shipping was suspended by India Ratings as the former failed to provide adequate information on its current debt repayment and status of operations of its various vessels. In the absence of these information, the rating agency is unable to make an assessment of the com
Steel firms may face ore shortage
Ratings agency India Ratings warned that domestic steel makers may continue to face inadequate availability of domestic iron ore in the short-to-medium term and may have to import for meeting their requirements. The agency feels that the domestic iron ore mining industry is undergoing a difficult phase given regulatory inter
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