NLB Sees a 20-Percent Growth in Pretax Earnings

Ljubljana, 24 January - Nova Ljubljanska banka (NLB), Slovenia's largest bank, recorded pretax profits of SIT 12 billion (EUR 54 million) last year, which is up 20 percent over 2000, according to early assessments, NLB chairman of the board Marko Voljc said in an interview for the daily Vecer published on Thursday.