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Citi’s earliest presence in South Africa dates back to 1920 when National Bank of New York opened an office in Cape Town. Since then, we have grown to become the country's largest foreign bank and the sixth largest commercial bank, with capital and reserves representing over one quarter of the capital of all foreign banks operating in the country. Citi in South Africa offers a comprehensive suite of financial products and services is designed to support economic growth and facilitate global trade and investment in the region.

Country Leadership

André Ross

Citi Country Officer and Banking Head, South Africa

Media

Tasniem Patel
Public Affairs Head
T a sniem .p a te l@citi.com

Addresses

Johannesburg
145 West Street
Sandown, Sandton
P.O. Box 1800, Saxonwold, 2132
Phone: +27 11 944 0000
Fax: +27 11 944 0856

Careers at Citi South Africa

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Businesses

Banking

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Services

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Recent Awards and Recognition

EMEA Finance African Banking Awards

Best Foreign Bank in South Africa (2022 and 2023)
Best Foreign Investment Bank in South Africa (2022 and 2023)

DealMakers

2022 Catalyst Private Equity Deal of the Year - Citi acted as Sole Financial Advisor to Actis & Mainstream Renewable Power on the US$1.5bn sale of Lekela Power

Euromoney Awards

2023 Market Leaders in South Africa Investment banking by Euromoney

Global Finance

2022 Global Finance Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank - South Africa
2023 Global Finance Best Corporate/Institutional Bank - South Africa

Further information

General

Citigroup Inc. operates in South Africa through legal vehicles (collectively, “Citi South Africa”) that are regulated by, inter alia, the Prudential Authority, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, Strate Supervision and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Each such vehicle is also a Private Body for the purposes of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA) and the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (PAIA) and accordingly publish the Manuals available below in compliance of both POPIA and PAIA.

Purpose of the Manuals

The purpose of these Manuals is to foster a culture of transparency and accountability within the South African financial services industry of which Citi South Africa, through its long established presence, forms a part. Furthermore, their purpose is to give effect to both the constitutional right of access to information, where that information is required for the exercise or protection of a right, and the right to privacy in relation to the protection of personal information. Both PAIA and POPIA recognize that the rights to access of information and privacy respectively may be limited in accordance with section 36 of the Constitution to the extent that such limitation is reasonable and justifiable in an open and democratic society based on human dignity, equality and freedom.

The documents linked below discuss the following points:

Contact Details of the Information Officer
Publication and Availability of Records
Grounds for Refusal
Remedies available to the Requester
Request for access to a record "Appendix 1"
Prescribed Fees "Appendix 2"
List of Applicable Legislation "Appendix 3"
Schedule of records of Citibank SA "Appendix 4"
Processing of Personal Information "Appendix 5"
Form for the objection to the processing of personal information "Appendix 6"
Form for the request to delete or correct personal information “Appendix 7"
Availability of the Manual

Access the Manual of Citibank N.A. South Africa

Form 1 – Objection to the Processing of Personal Information

Form 2 – Request for Correction or Deletion of Personal Information

Code of Conduct for the Banking Association of South Africa

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