BEIJING — The Agricultural Bank of China, one of China's biggest commercial lenders, reported steady profit growth in the first quarter this year.

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The bank raked in 64.19 billion yuan (about US$9.10 billion) in net profits, rising 4.79 percent year-on-year, according to the bank's report filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

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Revenue rose by 7.67 percent year-on-year to hit 186.92 billion yuan during the same period, said 

Meanwhile, the lender's non-performing loan ratio at 1.4 percent remained at the same level as at the end of last year.