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Net interest income of the business edged up 2% to EUR 160.9 mln, while net revenue from commissions and fees fell almost 5% to EUR 131.5 mln. Erste Group booked EUR 59.2 mln of impairment because of the COVID-19 crisis during the period, after freeing up EUR 18.3 mln in provisions in the base period.
Erste Group noted that the business paid EUR 14.4 mln for the bank levy and EUR 33.1 mln for the transaction duty in Q1-Q3. It contributed EUR 3.5 mln to the resolution fund. It said the data is calculated on a constant currency basis, adding that the forint weakened 7.8% against the euro during the period.