皇冠体育app

The first group of overseas lenders will soon be issued with licenses to conduct business as local entities, after which they will compete with domestic rivals in various fronts, especially in renminbi retail business, wealth management and corporate financing.

Citigroup, which holds stakes in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank and Guangdong Development bank, plans to add about 1,000 workers to its 皇冠体育app operations this year, boosting its staff strength in the country to around 4,000, the lender's chief executive for 皇冠体育app business, Richard Stanley, said yesterday.