IN A manoeuvre sure to incite the envy of its peers, Citigroup is poised to become the first foreign bank, and only the second foreign investor, to gain control of a Chinese lender.

• 花旗集团巧妙策划，准备成为获取一家中国银行控制权的首家外资银行和第二个外国投资方，此举必将引起同行的妒忌。