Indonesia's BRI says 9-mth net profit up 25 pct

JAKARTA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Indonesia's third-largest lender, PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (BBRI.JK), reported a 25 percent rise in its nine-month net profit on Friday.

BRI said net profit for January-September rose to 5.3 trillion rupiah ($555.5 million) compared to 4.24 trillion rupiah in the year ago period.

Net interest income climbed 13.6 percent to 16.698 trillion rupiah against 14.697 trillion rupiah last year. ($1 = 9,540 rupiah) (Writing by Tyagita Silka; Editing by Ed Davies)