Credit Quality

The company is targeting around $250 million through sustainability linked loan and social loans in FY25, Roy said. It has also drawn $ 50 million of JICA funds to finance women borrowers.

Sharp recovery seen in corporate credit quality in Apr-Aug'21 as compared to FY20, says Acuite

Gradual unlocking along with measures taken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Government has led to an uptick on rating upgrades.

Kotak Conference: Pvt investment may turn positive in 9-12 months, says Expert

Investment cycle in the private sector is negative with capacity utilisation still only around 70 percent. KVS Manian at Kotak Mahindra Bank says utilisation levels will likely cross 80 percent over the next 9-12 months, and trigger investments.

Credit quality improvement still not on horizon: ICRA

This makes the ratio of upgrades to downgrades, or the credit ratio, at a weak 0.9, a against 1.94 a year ago, or 460 upgrades against 237 downgrades, suggesting improvement in credit quality is still some time away.

Corporate credit quality to take longer to improve: Crisil

The large companies need to deleverage balance-sheets stretched by loans for an improvement in the overall NPA situation of banks, which is around 12 per cent of the system now, it added.

Tata Power to benefit from CERC order, says Moody's

"The tariff increase will reduce CGPL's financial losses and benefit Tata Power Company's (TPC) credit quality. CGPL is a material part of TPC group and its debt accounted for approximately 30 per cent of total consolidated debt as of 31 March 2013," Moody's Investors Service said.

Here is how bad loans affected banks in Jan-March quarter

Net non-performing assets or bad loans of 39 listed banks inched up just 0.8 percent or Rs 750 crore in the fourth quarter of 2012-13 according to a study. However, it does not signify any improvement in bank credit quality.

This is what you can expect from banks in Q4 earnings

Lenders are yet to break free of the clutches of the economic slowdown. Banks' fourth quarter (January-March, FY13) earnings are unlikely to have any positive surprises. Private lenders would continue to perform well while their public sector peers can see some moderation in net interest margins.

India power sector debt recast only a quick fix, says S&P

The Indian government's recent proposal to restructure debt of state-owned power distribution companies will provide them only a temporary reprieve from weakening finances, says global rating agency Standard & Poor's.

Full-scale bailouts for Italy, Spain in 6 mnths: Egan-Jones

Spain and Italy need a full-scale bailout from the European Union because of their high levels of government debt and the credit quality of their banks, and will likely seek help within the next 6 months, according to Sean Egan, Founding Partner and President of Egan-Jones, an independent ratings agency.

Moody's downgrades ONGC, GAIL on govt credit quality

CNBC-TV18 reports on ratings agency Moody's downgrading the credit ratings of PSU oil and gas majors ONGC and GAIL based on the credit quality of the government of India.

Power projects facing significant fuel risks: Fitch Ratings

Fitch Ratings has come out with its special report on power projects. According to the rating agency, due to the increasing cost of imported coal, which has doubled to about USD120/tonne currently (over FY09 prices), the variable cost of power generation has surged.

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