 |  |  |  |
| | | 15 months to | 12 months to |
| | | 31 Dec | 30 Sept |
| | | 1999 | 1998 |
| Notes | N$'000 | N$'000 |
| | | |
| Interest income | | 296 125 | 227 132 |
| Interest expense | | (201 865) | (158 692) |
| | | |
| Net interest income | | 94 260 | 68 440 |
| Non-interest revenue | 14.1 | 61 693 | 39 684 |
| | | |
| Total income | | 155 953 | 108 124 |
| Specific and general provisions for bad and doubtful debts | 11 | (15 876) | (17 151) |
| | | |
| Net income | | 140 077 | 90 973 |
| Expenses | 14.2 | (83 369) | (57 919) |
| | | |
| Net income before taxation | | 56 708 | 33 054 |
| Taxation and related charges | 15 | (12 392) | (12 345) |
| | | |
| Net income after taxation | | 44 316 | 20 709 |
| Dividend | | (9 614) | (4 487) |
| | | |
| Retained income for the period | | 34 702 | 16 222 |
| Retained income at beginning of period | | 9 | 7 |
| Transfer to general reserve | | | |
| Prior year adjustment | 4.1 | (34 611) | (9 068) |
| Goodwill written off | 19 | | (7 152) |
| | | |
| Retained income at end of period | 4.1 | 100 | 9 |
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