UOB-Citigroup acquisition to bring immediate 1.4 times income uplift: UOB GCFO


UOB deputy Chairman and CEO Wee Ee Cheong

KUALA LUMPUR: United Overseas Bank Ltd (UOB) expects its acquisition of Citigroup’s consumer banking businesses will immediately bring a 1.4 times uplift to income, said UOB group chief financial officer (GCFO) Lee Wai Fai.

"At the group level, we will see an immediate S$1 billion (S$1=RM3.11) incremental income uplift,” he said during a virtual briefing on the UOB-Citigroup proposed acquisition today.

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