Samba first quarter earnings surge 5.8%

RIYADH Samba Financial Group, the second-largest bank in Saudi Arabia by market value, said first-quarter profit rose 5.8 per cent. Net income rose to SR1.27 billion, or SR1.41, from SR1.2bn, or SR1.33 per share, the company said in a statement to the Saudi bourse website yesterday.

 

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