Unipol Banca: The Board of Directors approved the results of the first half of 2006

The Board of Directors of Unipol Banca, held yesterday in Bologna under the Chairmanship of Maria Bettazzoni, approved the IAS/IFRS-compliant1 individual and consolidated results for the first half of 2006.
In the first half of 2006 the Unipol Banca Banking Group continued its activities, amongst which worth highlighting are the increase of the parent company Unipol Banca and the consolidation of the activities peculiar to Unipol Merchant – Banca per le Imprese.
Unipol Banca’s key figures as regards balance sheet and profit and loss account grew over 2005. The first six months of 2006 showed a profit in ordinary activities of €26.5m (+141 %) and a net profit of €16m (+162%).