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Bank of Cyprus Holdings PLC on Wednesday reported a jump in half-year profit, helped by interest income more than doubling due to higher base rates. The Nicosia-based lender said pretax profit in the six months to June multiplied to €260.9 million from €54.0 million a year prior. Total income grew 56% to €646.2 million from €415.0 million. Notably, interest income surged to €403.9 million from €181.5 million, buoyed by rising interest rates. The bank’s annualised net interest margin rose to 3.17% in the first half of 2023, from 1.32% a year ago. Return on tangible equity jumped to 24% from 4.9%. In the second quarter of 2023, it improved to nearly 27% from 21% in the first quarter. Looking ahead, Bank of Cyprus expects return on tangible equity to be over 17% during for 2023, up from 4.3% in 2022, and to be over 14% in 2024 and over 13% in 2025. Further, the bank cited expected strong economic growth for Cyprus, with 2.8% growth expected in 2023, after growing 3.4% in the first quarter of 2023. Bank of Cyprus shares rose 6.4% to 268.00 pence each on Wednesday morning in London. Copyright 2023 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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