Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Jason Tan

Economist

Centennial Asia Advisors

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<strong>Business sentiment is optimistic, but credit is an issue:</strong> According to the latest Ficci Business Confidence Survey, the Overall Business Confidence Index rose to a six-quarter high of 67.3, up from 62.8 in the previous survey.</li>
<li>However, 54% of survey participants reported that the cost of credit was prohibitive, up from 46% in the previous survey. 29% of participants reported that availability of credit was an issue, up from 24% in the previous survey.</li>
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<strong>S&amp;P opts to keep India’s credit rating for the</strong>…</li>
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Business sentiment is optimistic, but credit is an issue: According to the latest Ficci Business Confidence Survey, the Overall Business Confidence Index rose to a six-quarter high of 67.3, up from 62.8 in the previous survey.
However, 54% of survey participants reported that the cost of credit was prohibitive, up from 46% in the previous survey. 29% of participants reported that availability of credit was an issue, up from 24% in the previous survey.

S&amp;P opts to keep India’s credit rating for the…


India: RBI Faces a Tough Balancing Act