First half 2019 results: press release
(WorldNews Spain)

Santander earns EUR3,231 million in attributable profit for the first half of 2019, after EUR814 million of charges relating primarily to planned restructuring costs Excluding these charges, underlying profit increased by 2% in constant euros to EUR4,045 million Madrid, 23 July 2019 - PRESS RELEASE In the first half of the year net interest income increased to EUR17,636 million, up 4% year on year (yoy) as lending and customer funds increased by 4% and 6% respectively in constant euros (i.e. applying constant exchange rates). The bank attracted one million new customers in the second quarter, taking the total number of customers it serves to 142 million, more than any other bank in Europe or the...