BRIEF-AIA Group Ltd HY Operating Profit After Tax Up 14 Pct
Aug 24 (Reuters) - AIA Group Ltd:
* HY IFRS OPERATING PROFIT AFTER TAX UP BY 14 PER CENT TO US$2,653 MILLION
* HY VONB TO US$1,954 MILLION, UP 17 PER CENT
* ANNUALISED NEW PREMIUMS (ANP) INCREASED BY 9 PER CENT IN HY PERIOD TO US$3,252 MILLION
* FOR HY, VONB MARGIN UP 4.4 PPS TO 59.5 PER CENT
* 14 PERCENT INCREASE IN INTERIM DIVIDEND TO 29.20 HONG KONG CENTS PER SHARE
* ASIAN MACROECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS REMAIN RESILIENT, DESPITE RECENT VOLATILITY IN FINANCIAL MARKETS DUE TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE TENSIONS
* ASIAN ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC DRIVERS PROVIDE STRONG SUPPORT FOR LONG-TERM GROWTH PROSPECTS OF AIA'S BUSINESS Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: