BRI Net Profit Rises 4.64% at IDR1.22 Tn

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (BRI) recorded net profit of IDR1.255 trillion as of March 2007, rising by approximately 4.64% versus IDR1.17 trillion in the same period of 2006.The net profit increase was supported by interest income which climbed up by approximately 13.43% at IDR5,59 trillion from IDR4.93 trillion while net interest income was IDR3.96 trillion versus IDR3.241 trillion.BRI president Sofyan Basir said here yesterday (26/7) that the interest income during that period was contributed mostly (76.99%) by loan interest.During that period, BRI disbursed loan worth IDR14.65 trillion, rising by approximately 19.17% at IDR91.059 trillion from from IDR76.409 trillion.Basir said micro- and small-scale business segments had the highest contributions for the total loan growth, IDR4.37 trillion and IDR5.808 trillion each.