Fitch affirms Bharti Airtel at BBB-; outlook negative
Fitch has also affirmed Bharti Airtel International (Netherlands) BV's senior unsecured guaranteed bonds at 'BBB-' and Network i2i Limited's subordinated perpetual bond at 'BB'
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bharti Airtel's long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and senior unsecured rating at 'BBB-'.
The outlook on the IDR is negative, Fitch Ratings said in a statement.
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Fitch has also affirmed Bharti Airtel International (Netherlands) BV's senior unsecured guaranteed bonds at 'BBB-' and Network i2i Limited's subordinated perpetual bond at 'BB'.
"The negative outlook does not reflect our view of Bharti's underlying credit profile - which has been improving on strong growth in Indian and African wireless operations - but rather the heightened probability that
India's (BBB-/Negative) Country Ceiling of 'BBB-' could be lowered to 'BB+'," the statement said.
"Such an action would constrain Bharti's IDR and senior issue ratings to BB+," it added.
Fitch has affirmed Bharti Airtel's long-term foreign currency IDR and senior unsecured rating at 'BBB-', the statement noted.
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