National Bank of Bahrain BSC reported earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017. For the quarter, the company recorded a net profit attributable to the equity shareholders of BHD 17.69 million compared to BHD 14.49 million against BHD 17.00 million a year ago. Profit per equity share was 14.0 fils against 13.5 fils a year ago. For the nine months, the company recorded a net profit attributable to the equity shareholders of BHD 49.43 million compared to BHD 46.21 million for the corresponding period of the previous year, an increase of 7.0%. During the nine months ended 30 September 2017, the Bank achieved an operating profit of BHD 55.77 million an increase of 11.3% over BHD 50.13 million achieved during the corresponding period of 2016. The net interest income was BHD 54.03 million compared to BHD 48.67 million for 2016. The increase of 11.0% is attributable to growth in earning assets and better asset liability management resulting in a strong improvement in the net interest margin. Income from core banking activities showed a growth of 23.8% and income from treasury and investment activities increased by 10.4% while 2016 had a one-off income from sale of investments resulting an overall modest increase in total Other Income during 2017. The earnings per share was 39.2 fils, compared to 36.7 fils for 2016.