May 2022

According to a research conducted by CRIF and CRIF Ratings, several corporate sectors have been heavily hit in terms of operations, economic and financial performance by the Covid-19 pandemic.

However, thanks also to extraordinary measures deployed by the EU and each single State to smooth the pandemic impacts, the overall effects on corporates creditworthiness and credit risk have been notably mitigated. Whilst 2021 recorded in general a sound recovery, the current market context poses relevant risks for the EU corporate sector.

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