Tuesday, 6 May 2008

New Head of Islamic Banking Unit Appointed by Citigroup

HOT FINANCIAL NEWS!: Citigroup steps up its Islamic banking operations. It has appointed the former head of its Middle East debt capital markets group as its chief executive of business.

Samad Sirohey has become the head of Citi Islamic investment bank and the head of global investment banking.

Investment banks are redeploying much of their top talent to the Middle East, hoping to secure revenues from one of the fastest-growing regions in the world at a time when their more established businesses are struggling because of the credit crisis.

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