November 15 (SeeNews) - Macedonian lender UNI Banka [MSE:UNI] said on Thursday that its net profit rose to 198.2 million denars ($3.6 million/3.2 million euro) in the first nine months of the year from 190.2 million denars in the same period of 2017.
The bank's net interest income grew to 554.1 million denars in the January-September period of 2018 from 486.2 million denars in the like period of 2017, UNI Banka said in an interim financial statement.
UNI Banka's net fee and commission income increased to 105.9 million denars in the review period from 99.8 million denars a year earlier.
Net foreign exchange gains declined to 16.9 million denars from 18.4 million denars the year before, while other operating income edged down to 20.4 million denars from 20.7 million denars in the prior-year period.
Net financial asset impairments grew to 60.7 million denars in the period under review from 26 million denars in the comparable period of 2017.
Personnel expenses rose to 214.6 million denars from 181.3 million denars a year earlier, while other operating expenses fell to 170.9 million denars from 176.1 million denars in the first nine months of 2017.
(1 euro = 61.43 euro)