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Moody's upgrades rating for Central Bank, IOB over capital infusion

Upgrade reflects improved solvency of the banks, following capital infusion by govt. Moody's estimates both banks will achieve a common equity tier-1 (CET1) of more than 8% by March

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Abhijit Lele Mumbai
Global agency Moody’s has upgraded the rating for long-term foreign currency deposits raised by Central Bank of India (CBI) and Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) from “Ba3” to “Ba2”, on improvement in their solvency following capital infusion in them by the Government of India.

Moody's has also upgraded their Baseline Credit Assessment (BCA) to “b2” from “b3”.

In the case of Bank of India, Canara Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce and Union Bank, Moody's has affirmed their local and foreign currency deposit ratings at Baa3/P-3, Moody’s said in a statement.

The rating upgrade reflects improved solvency of the banks, following the capital infusion from

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