FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C)
May 08, 2008
CitiBusiness Hong Kong Named "Best SME Partner" for Second Year in a Row
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| CitiBusiness' Lirranna Sun (left) at the awards ceremony. |
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Hong Kong – CitiBusiness Hong Kong has won the Hong Kong Chamber of Small and Medium Business's "Best Partner Award" for the second year in a row.
The award was presented to CitiBusiness in recognition of its contribution to the local SME community, particularly its efforts in helping to grow the segment. The judges also noted the quality of products and services provided by Citibank, which they described as best in class and made CitiBusiness the preferred banking partner for many SMEs.
At the award ceremony, held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on May 2, Ms. Lirranna Sun, Director, CitiBusiness, Citibank Global Consumer Group, said, "We are extremely honored to receive this award for the second year running.
"The award underscores our efforts in growing the SME segment, in which we are seeing positive results, and getting wide recognition. We are very proud of this achievement, and remain committed to providing the best SME banking services to our clients."
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