Citi awarded top honors in Trade Finance Magazine’s annual client poll

Citi has announced that it has won top Trade Finance awards including repeat wins for Best

DFI (Development Finance Institution) Arranging Bank, Best Short-Term Trade Finance Bank and Best Structured Trade Finance Institution in the annual Trade Finance magazine Awards for Excellence client poll.

Additionally, Citi was awarded several regional wins including Best Supply Chain Finance Bank in EMEA and Latin America, Best Trade Bank in Central America and the Caribbean, Best Overall Trade Bank in Asia for the eighth year in a row, and several other #1 and Highly Commended honors.

Trade Finance magazine is published by Euromoney Institutional Investor and covers the global trade, export/import, commodity and supply chain finance markets. This annual client poll, now in its 15th year, is well established as an industry standard by which corporations and financial institutions alike are rated for the level of expertise and service provided to their clients.

“We are honored to once again receive this recognition from our clients. Every day, our teams around the world work hard to try provide innovative solutions and customised service. It is truly gratifying to receive confirmation that our offerings are continuing to help meet the evolving needs of our clients,” said John Ahearn, Global Head of Trade in Citi’s Transaction Services Division.

“Citi’s investment in the trade finance space allows it to excel in so many aspects of global trade. These awards reflect the bank’s commitment to trade, and its ability to evolve and innovate to meet the challenges of the market to the benefit of clients across the world,” says Oliver O’Connell, Editor, Trade Finance magazine.

Citi’s reach was evident in the recognition received in the global awards for Best Overall Trade Finance Bank, Best DFI Arranging Bank, Best Short-Term Trade Finance Bank and Best Structured Trade Finance Institution. Citi’s global strength was also recognised with three additional Highly Commended honors.

Regionally, Citi also performed strongly. In Asia, Citi was awarded Best Overall Trade Bank for the eighth year in a row. Asia also provided repeat wins for Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Taiwan, as well as top honors in Malaysia and the Philippines.

In the Americas, Citi took the top spot as Best Trade Bank in Central America and the Caribbean, Best Export Finance Arranger in North America and Best Supply Chain Finance Bank in Latin America. On the country level, Citi was named Best International Trade Bank in Argentina and Colombia. Highly Commended designations were given for Best International Trade Bank in Brazil, Chile, Peru and Panama, while Citi also won Highly Commended awards for Best Trade Bank in the United States and Best Trade Bank in Latin America.

In EMEA, Citi was named Best Supply-Chain Finance Bank, while securing Highly Commended honors for Best Trade Bank in Europe, Eastern Europe and CIS and Best Overall Trade Finance Bank in EMEA. Citi Transaction Services, a division of Citi’s Institutional Clients Group, offers integrated cash management, trade, and securities and fund services to multinational corporations, financial institutions and public sector organisations around the world. With a network that spans more than 95 countries, Transaction Services supports over 65,000 clients. As of the first quarter of 2012, it held on average $377 billion in liability balances and $13 trillion in assets under custody.

Citi, the leading global financial services company, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides 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, transaction services, and wealth management.