Marfin Popular H1 net slips to 60.8 mln euros

NICOSIA Aug 31 (Reuters) - Cyprus's Marfin Popular Bank (MRBr.AT) CPBC.CY reported a first-half net profit of 60.8 million euros, down from 90.3 million a year ago and adjusted for a one-off tax charge in Greece, its second-largest market.

Net interest income was 355.1 million euros ($449 million), a 24.2 percent increase on a year earlier. Pretax profit fell 31.1 percent to 71.8 million euros. (Writing by Michele Kambas; Editing by Will Waterman) ($1=.7911 Euro)