Net profit of Citibank (Kyiv) amounted in the first half of 2021 to UAH 768.7 million, which is 14.2% more than in the same period in 2020, according to the bank’s report in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission.
According to it, the bank’s net interest income decreased over the first six months by 23.4%, to UAH 596.5 million, while the net commission income – by 0.9%, to UAH 125.1 million.
At the same time, the result from transactions with financial instruments recorded at fair value increased 4.8 times, to UAH 112.9 million. Profit from transactions with foreign currency amounted to UAH 117 million versus loss of UAH 52.5 million in the first half of last year.
In addition, Citibank also decreased reserves for the depreciation of securities in the portfolio for sale by UAH 75.7 million, while in the same period last year they had to be increased by UAH 102.4 million.
The bank’s assets decreased in January-June 2021 by 3.4%, to UAH 26.9 billion, although loans and customer debt increased by 49.6%, to UAH 3.74 billion. The bank’s liabilities since the beginning of this year have decreased by 1.4%, to UAH 25.01 billion, including customer funds – by 2.2%, to UAH 24.52 billion.
The bank’s equity capital decreased in the first half of 2021 by 23.9%, to UAH 1.89 billion.
Citibank was established in 1998 and is a subsidiary bank of American Citibank NA.
According to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), as of May 1, 2021, Citibank ranked 15th among 73 banks operating in the country in terms of total assets (UAH 27.92 billion).
