KBC upbeat on interest income as loan demand picks up
Belgian bank KBC (KBC.BR), opens new tab on Thursday raised its 2024 growth forecasts for lending and net interest income (NII) after they drove stronger than expected second-quarter profits.
The lender said it now expected NII, a key measure of earnings on loans minus deposit costs, of 5.5 billion euros ($6 billion) this year, up from 5.3-5.5 billion euros previously, and 4% growth in organic loan volumes, up from 3% previously.
Source: REUTER