Citigroup CEO, Jane Fraser, announced via a press release on Thursday (Apr. 15) that the bank will exit from 13 retail banking markets across Europe and Asia.
Retail banking consumers within these countries will face the shut down of their Citibank credit cards, saving bank accounts and personal loans according to The Economic Times.
Affected countries include Australia, Bahrain, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Its Institutional Clients Group will nonetheless continue to serve clients in these markets. Citigroup said that it is choosing to focus on investments and resources in markets with the most potential growth and scale.