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[river1974]

Dear teachers:

(a) ITC currently maintains branches in 82 countries and territories with over $600 billion in assets.
(b) ITC currently maintains branches in 82 countries and territories with assets of over $600 billion.

Which one sounds more natural?

Thanks.

[asterix]

Your sentence is ambiguous.

It is not clear whether ITC has over $600 billion in assets, or whether ITC has branches in countries which have over $600 billion in assets.

Assuming it is ITC that has all the money, you can write:-

ITC, with over $600 billion in assets, currently maintains branches in 82 countries and territories.

(With assets of over $600 billion is also fine.)

[river1974]

Thanks asterix. You are really a good teacher of writing.