ABU DHABI, 12 July 2005 — Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) announced yesterday net profits of 844 million dirhams ($231.2 million) in the first half of the year, up 178 percent from the same period in 2004. Total assets also increased by 22 percent from 38.4 billion dirhams (10.5 billion dollars) to 46.8 billion dirhams ($12.8 billion) during the first half of the year, a bank statement said.