Euromoney Trade Finance survey 2011: Citi – in the right place at the right time

Citi, which has once again been ranked first globally in Euromoney’s trade finance survey (with almost double the number of points as second placed Deutsche Bank), dominates the industry.

 

 

Euromoney Trade Finance survey 2011: Results index 

It hasn’t always been this way, though, according to John Ahearn, global head of trade finance at Citi. “There was a time when Citi didn’t sufficiently emphasize trade finance,” he says. “Now we’re punching our weight in terms of products, following heavy investment in technology and expertise – we hired a lot of people from rival banks. It’s paying off in terms of client recognition.”

Ahearn believes that Citi’s current omnipotence in trade finance derives from a handful of simple differentiators.

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