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Citi’s Russia wind-down to cost $170m as 2,300 jobs on the line

After reports emerged of a planned exit, Citi has now confirmed it will be landed with a $170m bill for the wind-down

Some 2,300 employees and 15 branches will be hit as Citi scales back in Russia
Some 2,300 employees and 15 branches will be hit as Citi scales back in Russia Photo: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Citigroup will incur costs of around $170m as it winds down its consumer and commercial banking operations in Russia, months after the country's invasion of Ukraine meant it failed to sell the unit.

The bank will shutter its consumer and commercial banking operations in the country, where it has exposure of $8.4bn, it said in a statement on 25 August. The Wall Street Journal had earlier reported Citigroup's plans to wind down its retail bank in Russia.

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