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Citi in talks to sell China-based wealth arm to HSBC

Citi’s private bank business, which serves high-net-worth Chinese clients from locations outside of China, remains intact however

Citi’s wider plans to exit consumer franchises include a withdrawal from around 14 markets, including Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Mexico
Citi’s wider plans to exit consumer franchises include a withdrawal from around 14 markets, including Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Mexico Photo: LightRocket via Getty Images

Citigroup is in negotiations to sell its China-based retail wealth business to HSBC.

The move, part of Citi’s wider plans to divest its consumer banking interests beyond its home territory, is likely to be announced next month.

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