[bank of Jiangsu: first quarter net profit increased 24.83% compared with the same period last year] the Bank of Jiangsu disclosed its quarterly report that its operating income in the first quarter was 18.795 billion yuan, an increase of 10.35 percent over the same period last year, and net profit was 8.219 billion yuan, an increase of 24.83 percent over the same period last year. At the end of the first quarter, the balance of manufacturing loans was 224.4 billion yuan, up 15.84 percent over the end of last year; the balance of infrastructure loans was 398.2 billion yuan, up 20.52 percent over the end of last year; and the balance of agriculture-related loans was 258.3 billion yuan, an increase of 11.92 percent over the end of last year.