Standard & Poor's Global said continued credit crunch buildup highlights that nearly a quarter of the number of companies at risk of downgrading to high risk, of 111, is also subject to a warning. Explicit downgrade.

According to Reuters, an analysis of the institution showed that the number of companies or countries exposed to the risk of lowering their credit rating to high-risk investment-grade reached a record high at 111 due to the Corona virus pandemic. .

Standard & Poor's estimates indicate that the number of companies and countries that have been rated as such has already reached 24 this year, affecting debts of more than $ 300 billion. p>

The 111 companies and countries that are nominated for this downgrade are bonds worth another $ 444 billion, which means that the amount is likely to jump by much more. p>

< The companies and the candidate countries for the reduction are important because the extent of the loss of ratings worthy of the investment can prompt investors to sell the bonds for more creditworthy companies, which raises the costs of borrowing them. < / p>

The list of candidates for the reduction includes some of the names that are not inferior, including the two national airlines British Airways and Lufthansa and the two international hotel chains Hayat, Marriott and mining giants ArcelorMittal and Brazilian elephant.

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Major global names, such as Ford, Kraft Heinz, Renault, Delta Airlines, Masses, Marks and Spencer in the retail sector, have already been stripped of a worthy investment since the Corona virus has hit economies Major.