ING Group recorded a pre-tax profit of 2 bln Euros in the first quarter of 2006, up 3.3% compared to the same period lat year, according to a press release by the Dutch group.
Life insurance sector and banking services for customers brought a profit up 43.7 percent. The figure is justified by the development of banking services, internet banking (ING Direct) and ING Real Estate.
In 2005, the ING Group recorded a net profit of 7.2 bln Euros, up 25 percent from previous year, ranking 13 in the world banks top, and 13 in Europe.
ING Romania recorded venues of 73.8 mln Euros in 2005. The ING market share in Romania is 5.3 percent, up 45 percent compared to 2004, boasting assets of 1.84 bln Euros.
