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Romanian Banks Swing To 1Q Combined Net Profit Vs Year-Ago Loss

Romanian banks switched to a combined net profit of EUR100 million in the first quarter, from a total loss of EUR50 million in the year-earlier quarter, central bank data showed Monday.
Romanian Banks Swing To 1Q Combined Net Profit Vs Year-Ago Loss
03 mai 2010, 13:11, English

The first-quarter result amounted to half of the banks’ combined net profit for the whole of 2009.

„The profit (…) shows that banking activity is picking up. Provisions are still rising, but the operating profit was well above the financial loss,” said Nicolae Cinteza, head of the central bank’s supervisory division.

„Lending is recovering and activity in several sectors has been resumed,” Cinteza told MEDIAFAX reporters.