CITIBANK AND TOKYO SOGO SIGN RETAIL BANKING ACCORD
<Citibank NA> and <Tokyo Sogo Bank Ltd>,
the largest mutual loan and savings bank in the Tokyo area,
have signed an agreement to cooperate on retail banking, a
Tokyo Sogo spokesman said.
    Citibank, a subsidiary of Citicorp <CCI>, plans to start
retail banking in Japan and is expected to provide Tokyo Sogo
with help in this area, he told Reuters.
    The two banks will exchange customer information and
cooperate on credit card and foreign exchange business, he
said.
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