JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Syariah unit of PT Bank Permata Tbk (BNLI) booked net profit of Rp237 billion in first half of this year, doubled from Rp118 billion in the same period of last year.
Its financing surged 136% to Rp11.28 trillion, compared to Rp4.78 trillion in first half of 2012. The financing was remain focused on retail sector.
Permata Syariah booked third party funds of Rp11.2 trillion, also almost doubled from the same period of last year. While assets doubled to Rp15.4 trillion.