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COVID-19- And Oil Price-Related Public Rating Actions On Corporations, Sovereigns, International Public Finance, And Project Finance To Date

(Editor's Note: The last update to this article was on Feb. 23, 2021. More information on rating actions in 2021 can be found in "Global Actions On Corporations, Sovereigns, International Public Finance, And Project Finance To Date In 2021.")

In response to investors' ongoing interest in the coronavirus pandemic and its credit effects on companies, S&P Global Ratings is publishing a regularly updated list of rating actions we have taken globally on corporations and sovereigns (see list of article titles below) as well as summary table and supporting charts. Also included is a summary of project finance and international public finance rating actions. These are public ratings where we cite the coronavirus pandemic, oil prices, or both as a factor. This information is as of Feb. 22, 2021, unless stated otherwise.

For a list of U.S. public finance rating actions, see "COVID-19 Activity In U.S. Public Finance." For the most recent list of structured finance rating actions, see "COVID-19 Activity In Global Structured Finance As Of Oct. 16, 2020."

On July 7, 2020, we began incorporating subsidiaries into our computation of each sector's percentage of rating actions. We did this to provide better context to the population of rated corporate, financial services, and sovereign issuers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and oil-price dislocations. This change is incorporated into Charts 1 and 7 below.

Rating actions have declined considerably since the highs in late March and early April. The tally of negative actions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the oil-price dislocation has remained low so far in 2021, with only six rating actions last week--roughly 3% of the peak weekly amount. Most of the more recent negative rating actions have been downgrades, and most of these downgrades affected companies that had either negative outlooks or ratings on CreditWatch negative.

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For a comprehensive list of ratings lowered or placed on CreditWatch with negative implications, or outlooks revised to negative, click the link below and select "1. Negative Rating Actions On Corporations And Sovereigns - Year To Date." The list includes corporate, financial institutions, insurance, project finance, and sovereign ratings.

https://www.capitaliq.com/CIQDotNet/Screening/IdeaGeneration.aspx?from=leftLinks&catId=14

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This report does not constitute a rating action.

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