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The clock is ticking on Jane Fraser’s Citigroup turnaround

The CEO has called this a critical year for the troubled banking giant, after two decades of half-measures and strategic missteps

Jane Fraser has hit the midpoint of what the chief executive has called a critical year in her plan to fix Citigroup.

If she’s successful, Citi might be the biggest turnaround story in recent Wall Street history. But sceptics are everywhere, in the auditorium at the bank’s recent investor conference and upstairs in the offices of its headquarters. She’s made progress, but more is needed. And soon. 

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