jerusalem march 9 reuters  israel discount bank dsctta said on wednesday its fourth quarter profit doubled and the bank announced a dividend payment 106 million shekels 322 million reflecting 20 of quarterly profit israels fourthlargest bank by assets said it earned 529 million shekels in the quarter compared with 264 million a year earlier net interest income grew 119 to 168 billion shekels from a year earlier it posted credit income of 10 million shekels versus credit loss expenses of 200 million shekels a year ago discount said 2021 was a record year with net profit of 277 billion shekels it set a 2025 profit target of 35 billion shekels discounts tier 1 capital ratio stood at 1014 down from 1020 a year earlier