Portfolio inflows, FDI remain strong, India reassures Fitch

17 May 2012 Evaluate

While making a ground for a ratings upgrade with the Fitch Ratings agency, finance ministry officials said, India’s foreign direct investments (FDI) and portfolio inflows remained strong. The rating agency’s visit came a day after the Indian rupee plunged to a record low against the US dollar, as risk aversion in global markets added pressure on the currency, along with India's weak current account and fiscal deficits.

Another global ratings agency Standard & Poor's in April this year, slashed India’s outlook to negative from stable, quoting its large fiscal deficit and expectations of only meek progress on economic reforms given political constraints and lowering economic growth. Further, Moody's has a Baa3 rating on India, while S&P rates India at BBB-. Both are minimum investment grade ratings and one notch above the junk status.

Further, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has, said, ‘the government would initiate austerity measures to deal with the tight fiscal situation and would try to keep subsidies on oil, fertilizer and food within 2% of the GDP’.

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