Record company debt levels set to soar by $1trn in 2020 - Janus Henderson

VW world’s most indebted company

Jenna Brown
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Debts racked up by companies across the world reached a record $8.3trn in January this year and are expected to surge by a further $1trn in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, analysis suggests.

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