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Banks' global cross-border claims

Graph 1

A. Quarterly changes in claims, by instrument¹

USD trn

B. Annual growth in credit,² by counterparty region

%

¹ Quarterly changes adjusted for breaks in series and exchange rate fluctuations. ² Credit refers to loans and banks’ holdings of debt securities, ie excluding from “claims” all other instruments (derivatives with positive market value, equity and other residual instruments). Annual growth rates calculated from adjusted changes.

Source: BIS locational banking statistics by residence.