AMSTERDAM: Dutch banking group ING booked net profit of €4bn in 2015, almost four times as much as in 2014. The underlying net result was €4.2bn, a rise of 23% on the previous year.
The bank said in a statement it had benefited from the economic recovery, lower costs and 1.4 million new account holders.
The bank has also agreed to pay a dividend of 65 cents a share, taking the total dividend bill to €2.5bn. Analysts had expected a few cents more, the Financieele Dagblad says.
