By Ali Lyon Lender Bank of Georgia saw its profit, customer numbers and interest income soar in the first quarter of this year, a period in which the bank also completed on its acquisition of the Armenian retail lender, Ameriabank. The FTSE 250-listed bank posted a strong rise in net income, up 17.7 per cent year on year to 437.8 Georgian Lari (GEL) £126.5m), with net interest margin at 6.4 per cent. Profit adjusted for one-off items was also up 22.5 per cent, from 301m GEL (£87m) to 369m GEL (£106m). The bank’s book value per share increased 38 per cent year on year to GEL 135.96 (£39), which…