Improved result from underlying operations
The result of the underlying operations in SpareBank 1 SR-Bank group improved by 30 per cent in the first half of 2008 compared to the same period last year. "The operation reports good result yet again. We have managed to increase interest income despite heavy pressure over a long period of time. The retail market and the corporate market have recorded significant increases in lending and in deposits. I am also very satisfied with the results of SR-Finans and Eiendomsmegler 1", says Terje Vareberg, Chief Executive of SpareBank 1 SR-Bank. The leading financial group in the