VTB, Russia's second largest banking group, posted an IFRS net profit for January-September of 38.8 billion rubles ($1.251 billion) following a net loss of 45.5 billion rubles in the same period last year, the group said on Thursday.
The group's third quarter net profit amounted to 13.7 billion rubles after a year-on-year loss.
The results slightly exceeded analysts' forecasts.
MOSCOW, December 2 (RIA Novosti)