Japan Rates: The BoJ‘s JGB Holdings as of July 17

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Japan Rates: The BoJ‘s JGB Holdings as of July 17

r than investment banking

services from Japan in the past 12 months.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. or its affiliates currently has, or had within the past 12 months, the following as investment

banking client(s): Japan.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. or its affiliates currently has, or had within the past 12 months, the following as clients, and the

services provided were non-investment-banking, securities-related: Japan.

services provided were non-investment-banking, non-securities-related: Japan.

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