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Islamic Finance

Malaysia’s CIMB Islamic posts 48% rise in quarterly profit as Group earnings fall


Malaysia’s CIMB Islamic earned 47.9% increase in profit before tax for the third-quarter as its overall Group saw its own PBT drop by 10.06%.

CIMB Islamic earned 388.24 million ringgit ($92.95 million) in profit before tax for the three months ending September 30 compared to 262.51 million ringgit for the same period last year, it reported in a bourse filing on Friday (Nov 22).

CIMB Group overall posted 1.34 billion ringgit in PBT for the third-quarter, down from 1.49 billion ringgit for the same July-September period in 2018. 

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