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ABN Amro Raises Full-Year Guidance After Second-Quarter Profit Jumps 29%

ABN Amro reported second-quarter net profit of €781 million, up 29% from a year earlier, and raised its full-year commercial net interest income guidance to about €6.8 billion on stronger fee income and lending and deposit volumes.
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