2020-04-04 IFR Magazine

84 International Financing Review April 4 2020

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Source: Refinitiv SDC code: R17

1 Deutsche Bank 29 7,680.63 7.0

2 UniCredit 29 6,192.88 5.6

3 BofA Securities 21 6,107.74 5.5

4 BNP Paribas 36 5,717.08 5.2

5 Credit Agricole 31 5,247.60 4.8

6 Barclays 25 5,044.14 4.6

7 Commerzbank 21 4,910.44 4.4

8 HSBC 27 4,715.73 4.3

9 Citigroup 18 4,650.36 4.2

10 SG 18 3,957.27 3.6

Total 162 110,462.19

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