The credit crunch has deepened for low-rated Indian borrowers
Mumbai, Ta. 13 June 2020, Saturday
The credit crunch for low-rated Indian borrowers is getting worse and the situation is exacerbated by the lack of liquidity in the rupee corporate bond market. Sales of bonds by companies without AAA ratings have fallen to a decade low this year.
Fund managers are financing with good quality loans. Investors such as mutual funds are avoiding investing in non-AAA corporate bonds because of liquidity concerns, an analyst said.
In addition, trade has been disrupted due to Kovid-18. No one has yet estimated the financial loss caused by the epidemic.
Due to the rush for good quality bonds, the gap between papers with an AAA rating and those with a weak rating is widening. Good quality papers have raised Rs 2.11 trillion so far, four times the amount raised by weak borrowers.
The coronavirus has worsened the borrowing status of low-rated non-banking financial companies that play a major role in the lending front in India. Policy interventions are required for non-banking finance companies to receive funding.
With the loan books of most banks and financial institutions under the moratorium, the big question is how an investing company will redeem its bonds, an analyst said.
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