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Economy & Business - March 2026
MEXICO: Citi to sell a further stake in Banamex ahead of IPO
As US multinational bank and financial services corporation Citigroup Inc moves ahead with the sale of its Banamex unit, on 23 February it announced it had agreed to sell an additional 24% stake of the Mexican retail bank worth around US$2.5bn to several new investors.
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