Banks continue shedding liabilities before the monetary authorities and nonresidents amid the credit market stagnation. In October, for the first time the banking sector's profit has reached the level of last year, however, the operating profit remains rather low on the whole

During ten months of 2015, the banking sector has demonstrated very low results. Operating income and profitability have declined and many credit institutions have obtained negative financial results. State owned banks and banks under resolution regime have been bearing losses. Obvious economies...

In 2016, Russian banks' total asset holdings contracted by 3.5% in nominal terms – from Rb 83.0 trillion as of January 1, 2016 to Rb 80.0 trillion as of January 1, 2017. In 2015, Russian banks' total asset holdings increased 6.9%. The decline in the nominal value of banks' asset holdings in...

Late in 2014, Russia's banking sector was driven by the ruble's devaluation and mounting crisis-related developments in the economy, firstly the decline in real disposable household income. Banks sustained big losses for the first time since 2009, and the money market regulator strengthened its...

The Russian banking sector in November was affected by the same key adverse trends that have been prevailing over the recent months. The monetary authority's resources still served as the principal source of funding for banks, which is indicative of a systemic shortage of traditional types of...