176:. He returned to India in 1985 to rejoin Citibank and was part of the management team which launched retail banking in 1985. He served as the vice-president of Citibank from 1975-1980 and again from 1985-1993. From 1993 to 1996, he held the position of regional head of personal banking for South Asia and the Middle East at
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sector. The organization focuses on providing loans to women in urban and semi-urban areas. In 2013, Ujjivan
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