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		Citi Pakistan Wins “Best Consumer Internet Bank” and “Best Personal Loan Provider” award in Pakistan

Karachi- Citi today announced that it has won Global Finance magazine’s 2007 Awards for "World's Best Consumer Internet Bank” for the third consecutive year and has also been selected as the Best Personal Loan Provider , for the second consecutive year , in Pakistan in the Annual Consumer Choice awards for 2007 by Customers Association of Pakistan.

Customers Association of Pakistan recognizes the most consumer friendly brands in the market through an annual countrywide survey.

Global Finance is a reputable finance magazine with a circulation in over 158 countries. The magazine covers a wide spectrum of subjects including corporate financing, capital markets, monetary policies, banking operations and risk management.

The criteria for the Best Internet Bank award categories included strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, success in getting clients to use web offerings, growth of online customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible benefits gained from internet initiatives and web site design and functionality.

Umer Fareed, Head of Retail Assets & Marketing , Citibank said: " “Receiving awards from respected industry observers and from customers gives us great pleasure and motivates us to keep working to deliver to consumers the best proposition in the market. We continue to focus on making Citibank the number one choice by providing consumers with convenient and secure online services that help them better manage their financial lives. I would also like to thank our customers. Getting recognition by the customers themselves as the best personal loan in the market is a matter of prestige and pride for all of us.”

Citigroup has been at the forefront of developing Internet-based delivery capabilities for its valued customers. By using Citibank Online, customers can perform a variety of regular banking transactions, such as checking balances or downloading account activity statements. Moreover, customers can transfer funds worldwide, pay utility bills, redeem reward points, order cheque books or subscribe to a number of value added services, round-the-clock and, anywhere in the world.

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Notes to the Editor

Citi, the leading global financial services company, has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Major brand names under the trademark red arc include: Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Citi Smith Barney and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com or www.citi.com

For further information, kindly contact:

Amna Magsi
Public Affairs Manager-Global Consumer Group
Citibank N.A, AWT Plaza, I. I. Chundrigar Road
Karachi , Pakistan
PABX: ++9221 111-999-999 Ext: 2645
Direct: ++9221 2273310
Fax: ++9221 263-8211