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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 29Moody's Says India Can Absorb Wider 2026 Fiscal Deficit Without Losing Investment-Grade Rating
2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 29Summary
- Moody’s said India could tolerate a wider-than-forecast fiscal deficit this year without endangering its investment-grade sovereign rating.
- Higher energy prices may strain the budget, but the agency expects that pressure to be temporary rather than a lasting hit to public finances.
- Christian de Guzman of Moody’s said India is not uniquely exposed because the energy-price shock is broadly negative for most sovereign borrowers.
- The assessment suggests near-term fiscal slippage alone is unlikely to trigger a rating downgrade, preserving India’s room to manage the shock.
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