Citibank NRI business brings Lee Kuan Yew to Dubai

Citibank Legacies of Leadership is a new Asian speaker series featuring prominent world leaders respected for their vision and invaluable contributions to society. It provides Citibank customers with the unique opportunity to hear these distinguished speakers share their reflections on life and the legacies they hope to leave.

During Minister Mentor Lee's visit, he will address Citibank NRI customers and share his personal views on leadership and legacies. This series has already seen similar events in Hong Kong and Singapore and it will also be held in Korea over the next 12 months.

Celebrating its 20th Year in the Middle East, the NRI Business is present at over 60 centers across the globe. Managing assets worth over USD 8 Billion, the Business has been a pioneer in NRI banking, serving as a model for other global banks targeting this segment of exclusive Indians.

Mr. Vipul Kapur, Head of the Citibank NRI Business for the Middle East, said,

'As part of our Twenty Years celebrations, we are delighted to be able to bring Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew to Dubai to be our inaugural speaker for the Citibank Legacies of Leadership series. He is an outstanding public figure and an inspiration to many. This is a rare opportunity for our customers to engage in a dialogue with him.'

Minister Mentor Lee is credited with turning Singapore from a trading port into a financial and industrial powerhouse. His first achievement was in 1965 when he, as the country's first Prime Minister, successfully led Singapore to independence following its breakaway from Malaysia. Mr. Lee stepped down in 1990, successfully managing a peaceful transition of power to Singapore's younger generation of leaders.