MTI – Econews Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 19:19 Raiffeisen Bankʼs after-tax profit doubled to HUF 15.7 billion last year on lower risk and operating costs, CEO Heinz Wiedner said at a press conference on Wednesday, Hungarian news agency MTI reported. Wiedner noted that the stock of non-performing loans had dropped more than 40% to HUF 133 bln. The bottom line was also lifted by HUF 1.9 bln from the bankʼs stake in Visa Europe, he added. Net interest revenue declined 10% to HUF 34.4 bln. Corporate division head Ferenc Kementzey said the corporate lending stock, excluding NPLs, was up 20% and the lenderʼs new SME outlays increased by 13%. Retail division chief Ralf Cymanek said the bank is still among Hungaryʼs top three with more than 32,000 clients. Mortgage outlays jumped 68% last year and outlays of personal loans were up 19%, he added. Raiffeisen Bank manages some HUF 435 bln of assets for private banking clients, he said. Total assets edged up 1% to HUF 1.987 trillion in the twelve months to the end of December. Net client loans increased 11% to HUF 813 bln.
The Group - FY2016 profit of approx ( $ 57 m ) , up by double from last year due to lower capital and operating costs .