Moody's

Moody's downgrades France credit rating to Aa3

Moody's cited France's "political fragmentation" in its decision, which comes after parliament ousted Michel Barnier's government in a historic no-confidence vote following a standoff over an austerity budget

Moody’s told outdated story of Bangladesh

Moody's Ratings is narrating an outdated story of Bangladesh, not the updated one, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur in a webinar yesterday.

Stocks fall for second day

Stocks in Bangladesh yesterday stretched their losing streak to two days consecutively as investors grappled with the fallout of Moody’s recent downgrade of the country’s foreign credit rating..The US-based credit rating agency also revised its long-term economic outlook for Bangladesh fro

US fines ratings agencies for 'significant' recordkeeping failures

The US market regulator charged and fined six major ratings agencies on Tuesday, including Moody's, S&P and Fitch, over what it called "significant recordkeeping failures."

Moody's raises India's growth forecasts

The rating agency expects India's economy to expand 7.2% in 2024 from 6.8% previously

Banking sector reform can no longer be delayed

To better understand corporate default risks, generate more data and produce greater information

Moody's cuts ratings for six local banks

They are Brac Bank, City, Dutch-Bangla, Eastern, NCC, Premier and Mercantile

Moody's downgrades Signature Bank to junk, places six US banks under review

Ratings agency Moody's on Monday downgraded the debt ratings of collapsed New York-based Signature Bank (SBNY.O) deep into junk territory and placed the ratings of six other U.S. banks under review for a downgrade.

Why did Moody’s downgrade rating of Bangladesh’s banking sector?

How will banking sector's rating downgrade by Moody's affect Bangladesh economy?

February 23, 2023
February 23, 2023

Spike in funding costs to hurt banks’ profitability

Weak banks in Bangladesh with small holdings of government securities, which are used to mobilise funds either from the central bank or peers, may become more vulnerable in the days to come, Moody’s Investors Service warned yesterday.  

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