JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Syariah unit of PT Bank Permata Tbk (BNLI) booked net profit of Rp426 billion in first nine months of this year, jumped 142% from Rp176.29 billion in the same period of last year.

Operating income increased 85% to Rp1.63 trillion. Its financing surged 94% to Rp11.49 trillion, compared to Rp5.9 trillion in first nine months of 2012. The financing was remain focused on retail sector.

Permata Syariah booked third party funds of Rp11.7 trillion, jumped 82% from the same period of last year. While assets almost doubled to Rp15.8 trillion.