Slovenian banks' H1 profit falls 6.5% y/y

The Slovenian banks' net interest income decreased 6.5% on the year to 318.3 million euro in the six-month period, while net fees and commissions income edged down 1.2% to 156.7 million euro, the Bank of Slovenia said in a monthly report.

The Slovenian banking sector's total gross revenue decreased by an annual 7.2% to 560.1 million euro in the six months through June, while operating costs edged up 0.6% to 326.8 million euro.

Slovenian banks' total assets increased to 37.2 billion euro as at end-June, up by 180.0 million euro compared with end-December 2016.

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