Kuwait Finance House Q1 net up 15pc
Kuwait, April 23, 2013
Kuwait Finance House (KFH) , the country's biggest Islamic lender, reported a 15 per cent rise in first-quarter net profit on Tuesday, lower than analysts' estimates.
Net profit rose to KD23 million ($80.7 million) from KD20 million in the same period a year ago, the lender said in a bourse filing.
Two analysts in a Reuters survey had predicted a KD25.15 million net profit on average for the first quarter.-Reuters