Aug 14 (Reuters) - BERNER KANTONALBANK AG BEKN.S :
* H1 PROFIT OF 75.3 MILLION SWISS FRANCS SLIGHTLY BELOW THE
PREVIOUS YEAR
* CUSTOMER DEPOSITS GREW BY 0.5 PERCENT TO CHF 27.2 BILLION
* H1 CUSTOMER LOANS CHF 29.2 BILLION (+1.6 PERCENT YOY)
* CONFIDENT OF ACHIEVING A SOLID RESULT FOR THE SECOND HALF
OF THE
CURRENT YEAR
* H1 NET INTEREST INCOME AT CHF 188,69 MILLION, 3.3% BELOW
PREVIOUS YEAR'S FIGURE DUE TO CURRENT MARKET SITUATION
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