Bulgaria's UniCredit Bulbank 9-mo cons profit edges down

The Bulgarian lender’s net interest income increased 3.1% year-on-year to 227 million euro in the January-September period, UniCredit Group said in an interim financial report.

UniCredit Bulbank’s net fee and commission income rose by 9.3% on the year to 87 million euro in the review period.

The operating income of UniCredit Bulbank edged up 0.9% to 353 million euro in the nine months through September.

UniCredit Bulbank’s operating costs increased 1.7% on the year to 102 million euro.

Bulbank was Bulgaria's largest bank by assets as of end-September, according to data of the country's central bank.

($ = 0.8620 euro)