Citigroup expects sale or IPO of Mexico consumer business next year

The Citigroup Inc (Citi) logo is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo

NEW YORK, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc (C.N) expects to divest its Mexican consumer business via a sale or initial public offering that could happen next year, its chief financial officer said on Tuesday.

“We’re going to make sure we get the best value for it through a sale or through an alternative exit, an IPO or whatever it takes,” CFO Mark Mason told a Barclays investor conference.

In January, Citi announced it would exit Mexico as part of a plan to bring the group’s profitability and share price performance in line with its peers. read more

Mexico is among the 14 consumer markets Citigroup is trying to exit.

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