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OCB-Brief-[NONRATED]-Impressive earning growth
2Q23 PBT surged +75%yoy (to VND1,577bn) thanks to strong income growth from non-NII (+331%yoy), low OPEX (-15.3%yoy) and a constant provision expense (+1%yoy). Meanwhile, NII kept a moderate growth rate of 7% with stable NIM. 2Q23 NPL (2-5 group) and NPL (3-5 group) fell to 6.2% (vs. 1Q23’s 7.4% and 4Q22’s 4.8%) and 3.2% (vs. 1Q23’s 3.3% and 4Q22’s 2.2%) respectively.