Citigroup Inc.
02/18/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/18/2026 07:02
Citi Announces Sale of Its Russian Business to Renaissance Capital
Moscow and New York - Citi today announced it has signed and closed the sale of AO Citibank, Citi's former Russian subsidiary, to Renaissance Capital (RenCap). The transaction resulted in Citi's full exit from its operations in Russia and included all remaining businesses, as well as approximately 800 employees.
Citi announced its intent to exit its consumer business in the country in April 2021 and in March 2022 expanded the scope of that exit process to include other lines of business. The transaction has received all necessary regulatory approvals.
Citi's Head of International Ernesto Torres Cantú said, "We've now completed the final steps in Citi's exit from Russia, a process that began in March 2022. We greatly appreciate the professionalism and hard work of our colleagues throughout this process."
The divestiture of the remaining business operations is expected to provide an estimated benefit to Citi's Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital in the first quarter of 2026 of approximately $4 billion, primarily driven by the deconsolidation of associated risk-weighted assets, a reduction in disallowed deferred tax assets (DTA) and the release of associated currency translation adjustment (CTA) loss. While a benefit in the first quarter of 2026, the cumulative impact of the $1.6 billion CTA loss is regulatory capital neutral to Citi.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has acted as counsel to Citi.
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