S&P Global downgrades China Evergrande, subsidiaries

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FILE PHOTO: An exterior view of China Evergrande Centre in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – S&P Global has downgraded the ratings of heavily indebted developer China Evergrande Group and its subsidiaries, citing an escalating risk of non-payment of debt.

S&P downgraded Evergrande and subsidiaries Hengda Real Estate Group Co Ltd and Tianji Holding Ltd to โ€œCCCโ€ from โ€œB-โ€ and lowered the long-term issue rating on U.S. dollar notes issued by Evergrande and guaranteed by Tianji to โ€œCCC-โ€ from โ€œCCC+โ€, the agency said in a statement on Thursday evening.

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