Euromoney Magazine editors named Citi the winner of three prestigious, global awards as
part of the publication’s 2008 Awards for
Excellence. Citi won Best Global Cash Management Bank, Best Global
Investor Services Bank and Best Global Emerging Market Debt House. This
year marks the first time Citi has won the prestigious global award for
Investor Services, the third time for Cash Management and the second for
Emerging Market Debt House.
According to the editors of the magazine, they arrived at their
decisions by combining quantitative data with informed and subjective
judgments to honor the winning institutions that have brought the
highest levels of service, innovation and expertise to their customers.
Among the reasons cited for Citi’s strong
showing were its global network, clear focus on serving clients and
commitment to service delivery and accountability.
In addition to winning the three global awards, Citi also won nine
regional-level awards:
Best Bank - Asia
Best Cash Management – Africa
Best Cash Management – Central and Eastern
Europe
Best Cash Management – Western Europe
Best Debt House – Africa
Best Debt House – Latin America
Best Investment Bank – Africa
Best M&A House – The Middle East
Best Risk Management – Latin America
Citi also merited fifteen country-level awards:
Best Debt House in Argentina
Best Debt House in Japan
Best Debt House in Peru
Best Debt House in Sweden
Best Debt House in Uruguay
Best Equity House in Slovenia
Best Equity House in India
Best Investment Bank in India
Best M&A House in Egypt
Best M&A House in Finland
Best M&A House in Saudi Arabia
Best M&A House in South Korea
Best M&A House in Taiwan
Best M&A House in Turkey
Best M&A House in UAE
Citi's Cash Management business is part of the Treasury and Trade
Solutions division of Global Transaction Services (GTS) that offers
integrated cash management and trade solutions to meet the evolving
needs of corporate, public sector and financial institution clients in
over 140 countries. Citi's Investor Services business, part of the
Securities and Fund Services division of GTS, focuses on the needs of
asset managers, hedge funds, pension funds and insurers. Citi's Emerging
Market Debt business resides within Citi's Fixed Income Currencies and
Commodities business, offering corporations, governments, and
institutions solutions in all major currencies, sectors and geographies.
Euromoney is one of the world's leading monthly financial
publications focusing on the banking industry. The full list of award
winners will appear in Euromoney's August issue.
Citi
Citi, the leading global financial services company, has some 200
million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries,
providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a
broad range of financial products and services, including consumer
banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities
brokerage, and wealth management. Citi's major brand names include
Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney, Banamex, and Nikko.
Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com
or www.citi.com.