Bank of Georgia Group PLC - Tbilisi, Georgia-based lender - Pretax profit in first quarter of 2022 rises 74% to ₾265.1 million, about £70.9 million, from ₾152.3 million a year prior. Operating income increases 30% to ₾395.7 million from ₾303.6 million, with net interest income growing 28% to ₾271.5 million from ₾212.3 million. Bank of Georgia’s net interest margin improves to 5.3% from 4.5%.

‘Strong top- and bottom-line growth was supported by the resilience of the Georgian economy in the face of the regional challenges. At the start of the war in Ukraine, we initially revised our GDP growth expectation for Georgia for 2022 down to around 3.0%, with downside risks if the conflict became prolonged. As the last two months have evolved, however, Georgia’s economy has experienced strong growth momentum supported by resilient external inflows,’ Bank of Georgia says.

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