Bank BIS capital ratios as of the end of June, 2007, averaged 12.87%, compared with 12.75% at end-2006. With bank net income totaling KRW9.9 trillion for the first six months of the year, bank capital increased 10.16% (KRW12.0 trillion) while risk-weighted assets grew 9.16% (KRW85.2 trillion). Tier-1 capital rose 12.49% (KRW10.6 trillion), but tier-2 capital showed a smaller increase of 2.01% (KRW700 billion). The capital ratio jumped for eight banks but fell for the ten others from end-2006.

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