Kenya Commercial Bank first-half pretax profit rises by 13 per cent to Sh13.2 billion

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), the country's largest bank by assets, said on Thursday its first-half pretax profit rose 13 percent to 13.20 billion shillings ($130 million), driven by growth in fees, commissions and interest income.

The bank reported pretax profit of 11.67 billion shillings in the first half last year.