The bank said the strong increase was due to the portfolio of retail and corporate customers, to operating costs and the level of controlled risk.
Its first half-year profit stood at RON255 million.
Risk costs reached RON43 million in the first six months of 2017, up 45% on the year due to an increase in the volume of new loans and to a periodic assessment of the portfolio to ensure a proper provisioning level.
The non-performing loans (NPLs) ratio stood at 3.8% in the first half of 2017, way below the market average.
The market share on the lending segment rose to 8.6% in January-June 2017, from 7.1% in the year-earlier period, and on the deposits segment, the market share rose to 7.9% from 7.3%.