花旗正允许其在沙特阿拉伯的员工在家办公，因为也门胡塞武装的对抗持续影响该地区，就在该行首席执行官计划于利雅得参加关键会议演讲的几周前。
Inc. is letting its employees in Saudi Arabia work from home as confrontation with Yemen’s Houthi militants continues to impact the region, just weeks before the bank’s chief executive is scheduled to speak at a key conference in Riyadh.
该行在其应急计划下允许沙特员工远程办公，并采取措施确保他们的福祉，首席财务官冈萨洛·卢切蒂在周二与媒体的通话中表示。
The bank has allowed its staff in Saudi Arabia to work remotely under its contingency plans and has taken steps to ensure their well-being, Chief Financial Officer Gonzalo Luchetti said on a Tuesday call with media.
他补充说，该行继续在该国为客户提供服务，推进其业务韧性计划。
The bank continues to work with clients in the country, following through on plans for its business resiliency, he added.
花旗在利雅得的办公室不到一年前开业，当时举行了剪彩仪式，出席者包括首席执行官简·弗雷泽和沙特顶级部长。该行位于王国塔，远离首都的金融中心，那里的公司被要求转向远程办公。
Citi’s office in Riyadh opened less than a year ago with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring CEO Jane Fraser and top Saudi ministers. The bank is based at Kingdom Tower, which is away from the capital city’s financial hub, where firms were asked to shift to remote work.
作为美沙商业委员会的联合主席，弗雷泽在连接两国金融部门中发挥着关键作用。她被安排在该国10月下旬的未来投资倡议大会上担任主要演讲者，如果航班取消或政府限制扰乱高管前往该国的旅行，该会议可能面临复杂情况。
As co-chair of the US-Saudi Business Council, Fraser has a pivotal role in linking the two nations’ financial sectors. She’s slated to be a top speaker at the country’s Future Investment Initiative conference in late October, which could face complications if flight cancellations or government restrictions upend executives’ travel to the country.
周末，利雅得的主要机场多次遭到伊朗支持的胡塞武装袭击。这些袭击造成十余人死亡，数百人受伤，并使航空旅行陷入近乎停顿的状态。
Riyadh’s main airport was struck multiple times over the weekend by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Those attacks killed more than a dozen people, injured hundreds and brought air travel to a near-standstill.