Nigeria's Zenith Bank says H1 profit up 11 pct

A woman walks past Zenith bank in a Lagos street in south west Nigeria in a file photo.·Reuters· (Reuters)

(Reuters) - Nigeria's Zenith Bank said on Wednesday its first-half pretax profit rose to 57.86 billion naira ($357.5 million), up 11 percent from 52.09 billion naira a year ago. Gross earnings rose to 184.4 billion naira during the six month to June 30 from 171.0 billion naira a year earlier, it said in a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange. ($1 = 161.8300 Nigerian Nairas)

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