Diamond Trust Bank half-year profit up 10pc

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD and CEO) of Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Murali Natarajan.[David Gichuru/Standard]

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Kenya has reported a 9.9 per cent jump in profit after tax for the six months to June this year, which it attributed to growth in net interest income.

The bank posted a net profit of Sh4.77 billion for the half compared to Sh4.34 billion over a similar half last year.