Austrian group Erste, owner of BCR, ended the first half of 2025 with net profit attributable to owners of the parent company worth EUR1.66 billion, up 2.2% from H1/2024, while the operating result edged down by 0.4% to EUR2.96 billion.
The volume of online transactions rose by 20% in the first half of this year against the year-earlier period, maintaining recent years’ pace, as growth reached 22% in 2024.