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Citi to Exit Mexico Retail Banking, Its Biggest Branch Network

  • Firm will keep institutional businesses in the country
  • Mexico remains ‘priority market’ for the bank, CEO Fraser says
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Citigroup Inc. is planning to exit retail-banking operations in Mexico -- where it has its largest branch network in the world -- as part of Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser’s continued push to overhaul the firm’s strategy.

The lender will keep its institutional businesses in the country, according to a filing Tuesday. The exit could ultimately take the form of a sale or a public-market alternative, and will be subject to regulatory approval, Citigroup said.