reported first-quarterattributable net profit of €38 million, down from €57 million in the sameperiod of 2015, after low interest rates sapped its margins.
Net interestincome slid 10.2% year over year to €116 million, the bank said in a newsrelease.
Netprovisions totaled €102 million, up from no charge in the first quarter of 2015.Net impairment on financial assets also rose, to €70 million from €50 million.
Thebank's nonperforming loans ratio, excluding assets under the asset protectionscheme, stood at 9.6% at the end of March, down 110 basis points from a yearearlier.