Citigroup Profit Sinks 46 Percent on Loan Loss Provisions, Dealmaking Slump

Citigroup Profit Sinks 46 Percent on Loan Loss Provisions, Dealmaking Slump
A view of the exterior of the Citibank corporate headquarters in New York, on May 20, 2015. Mike Segar/Reuters
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NEW YORK—Citigroup Inc. could lose as much as $3 billion from its Russia exposures, $2 billion less than previously forecast, the bank said on Thursday while reporting a nearly halving of its first-quarter profit.

The bank said it had reduced its total exposure to Russia since December by $2 billion to $7.8 billion and that it would now lose no more than $3 billion in a severely adverse scenario, down from the nearly $5 billion estimated last month.