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In October 2008, due to a decline in equities’ markets, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers decreased by 2 percent to EUR 10.6 trillion compared to EUR 10.9 trillion in October 2007. Securities held under custody in Clearstream’s international business experienced a rise of 9 percent from EUR 5.0 to EUR 5.4 trillion and domestic German securities held under custody decreased by 12 percent from EUR 5.9 trillion to EUR 5.2 trillion. International settlement transactions grew year-on-year with a 5 percent increase (3.21 million) compared to October 2007 (3.05 million). International Over the Counter (OTC) transactions grew by 22 percent from 1.90 million to 2.32 million in October 2008, including international OTC bond transactions that grew by 45 percent from 1.12...
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