Profits of Bank Al Etihad increased to JOD 11.58 million in the first half this year against JOD 10.1 million in the same period last year.

Financial statements stated that the bank’s total expenses rose to JOD 20.3 million in the first half from JOD 18.5 million in the first half of 2013.

The bank’s assets increased also in the first half to JOD 2.140 billion while it hit JOD 1.9 billion by the end of last December.

Earnings per share reached JOD 0.105 against JOD 0.092 in H1-13.

As for the second quarter, the bank’s profits increased by 5.9% to JOD 6.3 million compared to JOD 5.9 million in the second quarter of 2013.