During the first three quarters of 2016, growth rate of the retail bank deposits and accounts has slowed down twofold in comparison with the same period of 2015. However, it is still premature to talk about the dismantling of the savings model. Cash dynamics demonstrate increment of the...

In 2016, the volume of bank lending resumed growth. However, its level remains below the 2014 indicators and is insufficient to curtail the reduction of the population's loan debt volumes. There is a shift in the retail bank lending debt structure in favor of the long-term and cheaper mortgages....

The financial sphere of Russia was the first sector of the national economy which was affected by the global economic crisis of 2008. Financial markets were hit first and then the banking sector experienced the liquidity problem to be followed by a full-scale economic crisis in Russia. Early in...

In February 2013, after the January reduction, the growth of bank assets was resumed. Dynamics of loans remained rather moderate: the main growth of banks' assets was due to the increased inflow of foreign assets

In January 2013, the Russian banking sector has entered a phase of a standstill, inherent to the first month of a year. The key indicators of credit activity and the dynamics of funds raised during the month have slowed down. In addition, the medium-term slowing-down trends were sustained in the...

Annual growth of budget expenditures, observed in December, has resulted in the funds extension of households and corporate clients with the bank accounts. This has urged a traditional growth of bank liquidity, which, however, has only slightly exceeded the refinancing rate of the Bank of Russia...

In November of this year the rate of individual savings in bank deposits has significantly increased. However, neither this fact, nor the continued active government support to the banks failed to prevent the slowdown of lending to both, individuals and corporate borrowers. Also, the banking...

In October, the only source of growth of banks' fund raising were government agencies, including the Central Bank. All other sectors acted as net beneficiaries. As a result, banking sector own liquidity (liquid assets less funds of monetary authorities) reached the minimum level in both,...

In September, the growth rate of the banking sector assets remained low. At the same time, the trend of slowing lending to the economy was observed not only in the corporate segment, but in the retail segment of the credit market as well

In August 2012, the growth of bank assets has slowed down. The reason for this was the decreased growth rate of the main types of funds ‐ foreign liabilities and assets of enterprises and organizations. However, the increased government support and reduced investments in foreign assets allowed...