JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African lender Absa Group on Monday posted a 17% rise in half-year headline earnings as credit impairments declined and pre-provision profit grew.
The lender posted headline earnings of 11.9 billion rand ($677 million) in the six months ended on June 30.
The group declared an interim dividend of 785 cents per share.
($1 = 17.5654 rand)
(Reporting by Nqobile Dludla; Editing by Tom Hogue)
