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ALL INTL EMERGING MARKETS BONDS

BOOKRUNNERS: 1/1/2019 TO DATE

Europe/Africa

Managing No of Total Share

bank or group issues US$(m) (%)

1 JP Morgan 31 9,926.28 15.2

2 Citigroup 34 9,561.09 14.6

3 BNP Paribas 14 5,361.97 8.2

4 Standard Chartered 13 4,005.59 6.1

5 VTB Capital 7 3,987.71 6.1

6 Gazprombank 6 3,944.36 6.0

7 HSBC 10 2,871.77 4.4

8 Goldman Sachs 6 2,427.38 3.7

9 Deutsche Bank 7 2,262.69 3.5

10 SG 10 2,144.38 3.3

Total 68 65,380.50

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Source: Refinitiv SDC code: L2

ALL INTL EMERGING MARKETS BONDS

BOOKRUNNERS: 1/1/2019 TO DATE

Middle East

Managing No of Total Share

bank or group issues US$(m) (%)

1 Standard Chartered 28 7,217.99 12.2

2 HSBC 23 5,742.39 9.7

3 Citigroup 14 5,287.99 9.0

4 Goldman Sachs 5 4,622.08 7.8

5 JP Morgan 8 4,113.25 7.0

6 Credit Agricole 8 3,697.04 6.3

7 BNP Paribas 8 3,640.55 6.2

8 Natl Comml Bank SA 3 3,586.97 6.1

9 Deutsche Bank 8 3,569.66 6.1

10 Morgan Stanley 5 2,806.15 4.8

Total 58 58,953.03

Excluding equity-related debt.

Source: Refinitiv SDC code: L5