Government fiscal prudence supports credit ratings: Fitch

The government is maintaining fiscal discipline before the general elections, which is supporting the country's credit ratings, a Fitch Ratings analyst said on Monday.   "I think the authorities generally have resisted the temptation to engage in fiscal pump-priming ahead of the elections this year, which is supportive for the credit profile," said Andrew Colquhoun, head of Asia-Pacific sovereign ratings for Fitch Rating...