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Managing No of Total Share
bank or group issues US$(m) (%)
1 BAML 32 16,762.43 8.7
2 BNP Paribas 54 11,983.94 6.2
3 Deutsche Bank 38 10,023.82 5.2
4 UniCredit 50 9,621.55 5.0
5 Credit Agricole 45 8,714.63 4.5
6 JP Morgan 27 8,286.73 4.3
7 Citigroup 35 7,676.49 4.0
8 Commerzbank 43 6,932.48 3.6
9 SG 38 6,420.86 3.3
10 Barclays 28 6,224.25 3.2
Total 242 192,750.45
Proportional credit
Source: Refinitiv SDC code: R17