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JCR upgrades India’s sovereign rating to A-, outlook stable

The Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) raised India’s long-term foreign- and local-currency issuer rating by one notch, from BBB+ to A-, keeping the outlook stable. JCR also lifted India’s country ceiling by a notch to ‘A’. It cited India’s robust, well-positioned economic growth, strong private consumption and public investment, an improved fiscal profile and a sound financial system. The Finance Ministry welcomed the upgrade.

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  • Agency: Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR); rating raised BBB+ → A-, outlook stable
  • Country ceiling also raised one notch, to ‘A’, easing overseas borrowing costs
  • Cited strong private consumption and public investment; FY2026 real GDP growth of 7.8%
  • Welcomed by the Ministry of Finance

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