For the first six months of this year, the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has seen a 27% increase in after-tax profit compared to the corresponding period last year.
As a result, the bank has declared an interim dividend of $14 per share.
According to its financial statements for the first six months of this year published in Monday’s Stabroek News, GBTI registered a profit after tax of $1.79b compared to $1.4b for the same period last year.