Citi Deck
How old is Citi's international network, and what is the settled historical fact behind the 'first American bank abroad' story?
Model answer
In 1914, National City Bank opened a branch in Buenos Aires — commonly cited as the first foreign branch of a nationally chartered US bank — and around 1915 it acquired control of the International…
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