Despite the economic downturn the country is going through as a result of forex scarcity, CDH Investment Bank has registered a remarkable increase in profit after tax by 120 percent for the half year ended 30 June 2025.

In a statement made available to this publication, the bank’s profit has jumped to MK18.3 billion from K8.3 billion recorded during the same period in 2024.

The bank has attributed the rise to the expansion of the average interest-earning assets, with notable increases across the customer loans and advances portfolios and coupled with improved fixed income trading activities and margins.

It is said that the strong performance was driven by significant growth in both net interest income and non-interest income, which rose by 56% and 171% respectively.

“Total assets grew

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