• Citigroup commits to office working with £1bn Canary Wharf tower revamp

    Citigroup commits to office working with £1bn Canary Wharf tower revamp
    US bank will spend almost as much to renovate Citi Tower skyscraper as it paid for site in the first placeThe US bank Citigroup is to spend £1bn to renovate its skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London, the latest firm to signal its commitment to office working.The Wall Street lender will end up spending nearly as much on renovating the 130,000 sq metre (1.4m sq ft) building as it did on buying the site. Many City firms tend to lease their office space, but the bank bought what is now Citi Tower

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