Swedish lender Handelsbanken has posted a 12% increase in full
year net profit to SEK12.3bn ($1.84bn).

Net interest income increased by 11% for the 12 months to 31
December to SEK23.6bn.

Handelsbanken’s total assets increased by 14% in 2011 to
SEK2.45trn. The bank’s cost to income ratio improved year-on-year
by 90 basis points percentage points to 47.1% (2010: 48%).

The branch network for Handelsbanken increased by a net of 23
branches to 746 by the end of the year, with branch numbers growing
fastest in the UK  branch numbers in the UK
increased from 83 to 104.

Handelsbanken has branches across 22 countries, with Sweden,
Denmark, Finland, Norway and UK its largest markets.

 

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