The bank cleaned up its balance sheet and reduced its risk costs for non-performing loans from RON1.3 billion to RON26.2 million.
BCR swung back to profit in the first quarter, when it posted RON344 million (EUR77.1 million) and had a profit of RON259.4 million in the second quarter.
At the end of June, the bank had assets of RON61.55 billion, up 1.46% compared to the previous quarter.
In the first half of the year, BCR posted an operating profit of RON778.5 million (EUR175 million), 28.9% lower than in the same period last year.