Citigroup considering divesting some foreign consumer units Citigroup’s operations in Asia are led by Peter Babej, who previously headed up the lender’s business of advising banks and other financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions. (REUTERS)Premium . Updated: 20 Feb 2021, 06:29 AM IST Bloomberg The company is weighing divesting certain units across retail banking in the Asia-Pacific region, including those in South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines and Australia Share Via Read Full Story Citigroup Inc. is studying options for slimming down the firm’s sprawling international consumer operations as part of incoming Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser’s efforts to simplify the bank.