The net interest income rose 11.8% to E4.9 billion from E4.4 billion in the corresponding period of 2006. Operating margin increased from E4.2 billion in 2006 to E4.9 billion in 2007, a growth of 18%.
The company has witnessed a decrease of 5.2% in the operating costs for the first half of 2007 compared to the operating costs for the same period in 2006.
As at June 30, 2007, the Intesa Sanpaolo Group’s operating structure had a total network of 7,536 branches, of which 6,282 were in Italy and 1,254 abroad, with 97,728 staff, 1,552 lower compared to December 31, 2006.
