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Moody's upgrades Italy credit rating on 'policy stability'
22 Nov 2025 12:17 GMT
WASHINGTON - US ratings agency Moody's lifted Italy's credit rating on Friday, citing "a consistent track record of political and policy stability," while shifting the country's outlook from positive to stable.
The move raises Italy…
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Moody's affirms UK's Aa3 rating ahead of budget
22 Nov 2025 02:53 GMT
(Reuters) -Global ratings agency Moody’s affirmed the United Kingdom’s Aa3 rating on Friday, citing the significant credit strength of the world’s sixth-biggest economy and the government’s commitment to reducing the large budget deficit.
The agency …
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Trump's 50-Year Mortgage Plan Draws Default Warning From Moody's Chief Economist, As Millennials, GenZ Show Strong Interest
21 Nov 2025 12:03 GMT
President Donald Trump‘s proposal to introduce 50-year mortgages could pose significant financial risks for both homeowners and lenders, according to Mark Zandi, the chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.
Longer Terms, Higher Financial Risks
In an interview …
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Global growth may ease to 2.5% in 2026: Moody's
18 Nov 2025 21:27 GMT
New Delhi: Global real GDP growth will likely be between 2.5% and 2.6% in 2026 and 2027 respectively, compared with 2.6% in 2025 and 2.9% in 2024, Moody's Ratings said in its 2026 outlook on emerging markets (EMs).
"Growth will remain higher for …
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Moody's keeps negative outlook for higher education
18 Nov 2025 16:14 GMT
Cornell University plans to price $1 billion of bonds this week. It's one of many highly rated universities to turn to debt as the federal government worsens conditions for the higher education sector. Bloomberg News
Moody's will maintain its …
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Islamic Corporation For The Insurance Of Investment And Export Credit (ICIEC) And Afreximbank Forge Strategic Partnership To Boost Arabafrica Trade And Investment
18 Nov 2025 06:29 GMT
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CAIRO, Egypt, November 17, 2025/APO Group/ --
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), a Shariah-based multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank …
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The Paradox of High GDP Growth vs Muted Corporate Results
18 Nov 2025 11:21 GMT
India’s economy continues to post headline numbers that would make most finance ministers envious. Gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to grow 7.4% in FY25-26, according to the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP). The baseline is 7 …
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Santander Chile proposes to incorporate PagoNxt as a strategic partner of Getnet Chile to strengthen its leadership in the local payments market
19 Nov 2025 14:07 GMT
The Bank will propose a strategic alliance with the Group's global payments platform to its Shareholders' Meeting. With this new step, Getnet Chile will leverage the Group's technological capabilities and international reach.
SANTIAGO, Chile, …
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Foreign investors will be able to take a bigger stake in Indian banks; RBI is preparing to change the rules
04 Jun 2025 10:35 GMT
Foreign investors will soon be able to get a larger stake in Indian banks. For this, the RBI is ready to amend related rules. It will facilitate long-term capital investment in India. RBI softened the rules in May and gave permission for Japan's …
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'India will overtake China in oil demand next decade', Moody's predicts greater dependence on imports
23 May 2025 09:49 GMT
Though it was the responsibility of China to spur the growth in world oil demand over the past decade, it will remain the responsibility of India in the decade to come. While China is the world's number two oil user and India is number three, the …