BRIEF-StanChart Ghana says H1 profit up 2.9 pct

ACCRA, July 30 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered Bank Ghana
(SCB.GH):
* Reports H1 net profits up 2.9 pct to 31.63 mln cedis
($22.1 mln) vs last year
* Revenues up 19.8 pct to 105.47 million cedis.
* Net interest income up 42.76 pct to 72.01 mln cedis
($1=1.43 cedis)
(Reporting by Christian Akorlie; editing by David Lewis)