In the first quarter, Citigroup, one of the largest US banks, increased its net profit to 4 billion 620 million dollars against 4 billion 100 million dollars for the same period last year. Revenue rose to 18 billion 870 million dollars from 18 billion 370 million dollars a year earlier and coincided with the forecasts of analysts. The retail division increased its revenue by 7%, institutional clients business - by 6%. The revenue of the corporate customer service division decreased by 50%. Losses on loans increased by 9% to 1 billion 870 million dollars. At the end of the quarter, the capital adequacy ratio of the first order by the rules of Basel III was 12.1% compared to 12.8% a year earlier.
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