I&M Group profit up 17pc on higher interest income

I&M Building at upper hill, Nairobi in this picture taken on July 21, 2024.

Photo credit: Lucy Wanjiru | Nation Media Group

I&M Group's net profit jumped 17.4 percent to Sh5.6 billion in the half year ended June 2024, helped by higher income from lending to customers at a time of high interest rates in the economy.

The tier one lender reported a 35.2 percent jump in net interest income to Sh16.5 billion in the period. I&M's Kenyan unit drove the growth in interest income, increasing its net interest income by 37 percent to Sh11.2 billion.

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