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Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup: I feel very good about this year's revenue performance. Citigroup is expected to achieve the high end of the revenue guidance range in 2024, and plans to increase the stock repurchase scale after the bank's capital prospects are further clarified. "It is my top priority to return more of Citi's capital to investors," Mark Mason, chief financial officer of Citigroup, said at a conference organized by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday. "I am well aware of our trading level compared with our peers." Mason also said that the bank expects to reach the high end of the income guidance of $80 billion to $81 billion this year. "So it feels very good," he said. Mason said that spending may also be at the high end of the range. This shows that the bank will realize the forecast of two key indicators at the beginning of the year.Huaan Securities: It plans to buy back up to 200 million yuan of shares for cancellation. Huaan Securities announced that the company plans to buy back RMB common stock A shares by centralized bidding through the trading system of Shanghai Stock Exchange, and the repurchase price does not exceed 9.36 yuan/share. The total amount of repurchase funds is not less than 100 million yuan and not more than 200 million yuan. According to the upper limit of the repurchase amount, it is estimated that the number of repurchased shares is about 21,367,500 shares, accounting for about 0.45% of the company's current total share capital; According to the lower limit of the repurchase amount, it is estimated that the number of repurchased shares is about 10,683,800 shares, accounting for about 0.23% of the company's current total share capital. All the repurchased shares will be used for cancellation and reduction of registered capital. Creditors may require the company to pay off debts or provide corresponding guarantees within 30 days after receiving the notice or within 45 days after the announcement.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization: I still believe that countries will finalize the international convention on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response before May 2025.

Putin: Having a sufficient number of "Hazelnut" missile systems will not require the use of nuclear weapons. Russian President Putin said that Russia has not upgraded its nuclear doctrine, but improved it. Generally speaking, what Russia needs to improve now is not the nuclear doctrine, but the "hazel tree" missile system. In fact, having a sufficient number of "hazel tree" modern weapon systems will hardly require the use of nuclear weapons. Putin said that Russia has been very cautious and even restrained in all aspects. But when necessary, Russia will show the necessary will at the national level and at the level of Russian citizens.United Nations report: Three quarters of the earth's land is gradually dry due to climate change. The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP 16) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from December 2 to 13. On the 9th, the United Nations released a report during the meeting, saying that about three-quarters of the world's land has gradually become dry due to climate change. The report found that in the 30 years before 2020, about 77.6% of the world's land became drier than before. At present, except Antarctica, the dry land area accounts for about 40% of the global land area. Between 1990 and 2020 alone, the global dry land area increased by 4.3 million square kilometers.White House: We are discussing with Turkey the current situation of detention facilities in Syria and our concerns about the possibility of opening these facilities.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it has destroyed more than 70% of Syria's military forces. The IDF issued a statement saying that up to now, the Israeli military has attacked 320 strategic targets in Syria and destroyed weapons that may fall into the hands of hostile forces. According to Israeli military estimates, more than 70% of Syria's military forces have been destroyed. The statement said that the Israeli army will continue to deploy troops in the military buffer zone on the Israeli-Syrian border in the Golan Heights. The IDF stressed that, depending on the development of the situation, the army may eventually be stationed for a long time.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: If Syria transfers weapons to Hezbollah, Syria will pay the price.Diego Guevara, Colombia's new finance minister, said that tax reform may increase the budget by 9.8 trillion pesos in 2025.