PUTRAJAYA: RHB Islamic Bhd charted an increase of 25 per cent in its financing assets and profit before tax (PBT) for the first half of the year.
Its managing director brahim Hassan said that the outlook for Islamic banking in this country has been positive for the first part of the year based on his bank’s performance.
“We had an increase of 25 per cent in financing assets and PBT for the first six months, so the industry is still very positive,” he said.
Ibrahim, however, kept mum on the potential effect of the much discussed three-way merger between RHB Group Bhd, CIMB Group Bhd and Malaysia Building Society Bhd.
Earlier, it handed over RM1.6 million worth of corporate tithe as part of its Ramadan-centric corporate social responsibility exercise.
“This year’s total tithe has increased slightly from last year, given our improved performance,” said Ibrahim.
