| Banking, Strategy
ING puts in a solid first half year
ING Group announced on August 4 that it had recorded a solid second quarter in 2011, with underlying net profit rising 19.7% to EUR 1,528 million. Taking into account a strong first quarter, the first half of 2011 has been particularly positive with underlying net profit rising 39.1% to EUR 2,991 million. ING Bank reported another solid quarter and Insurance recorded substantial improvement in performance.