{
  "id": 1403527,
  "title": "Business : IDFC FIRST Bank Receives Inaugural Investment-Grade Ratings From S&P",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/business-idfc-first-bank-receives-inaugural-investment-grade-ratings",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-17T01:02:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2595318"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- IDFC FIRST Bank, one of India's fast-growing private banks, has received its inaugural international investment-grade issuer credit ratings from S&P Global Ratings, with a ‘BBB-’ long-term rating and ‘A-3’ short-term rating, both with a stable outlook.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}