Bank of Georgia first-half profit rises 11.2 percent

(Reuters) - Bank of Georgia Group Plc <BGEO.L> on Thursday posted an 11.2 percent rise in first-half profit, driven by its banking and investment businesses.

The Tbilisi-based bank said profit rose to 257.8 million laris (£79.29 million), in the six months ended June 30, from 231.8 million laris a year earlier.

(Reporting by Noor Zainab Hussain and Muvija M in Bengaluru; Editing by Amrutha Gayathri)