/ 8 November 2000

MICROLENDER RAKES IN THE BOODLE

SOUTH Africa’s leading microlender, Unibank Investment Holdings Ltd, has unveiled a 23% jump in headline earnings per share (EPS) for the six months to September. The financial services group said its headline EPS – which strips out the effects of exceptional items and their tax impact – rose to 8.6 cents from 7.0 cents in the same period last year. – Reuters