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NBK reports KD 85.4 mln net profit for Q1


NBK reports KD 85.4 mln net profit for Q1
NBK's international presence spans many of the world's leading financial centers including New York, Europe, GCC, Middle East, Singapore as well as China (Shanghai). As of end-March 2017, NBK's capital adequacy ratio (CAR) reached 17.8% comfortably exceeding regulatory requirements. Total assets as of end of March 2017 reached KD 24.8 billion ($81.4 billion) up 0.6% compared to end of March 2016, while total shareholders' equity increased by 6.8% to KD 2.8 billion ($9.3 billion). Customer loans and advances reached KD 14.0 billion ($46.1 billion) as of end of March 2017, growing at 3.6% year-on-year, while customer deposits grew by 7.2% for the same period to reach KD 13.2 billion ($43.2 billion). Net operating income grew at 9.0% year on year to reach KD 195.4 million ($641.1 million).

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