In January 2014, banks generated extra revenues of Rb 39bn from the devaluation of the ruble , whereas adverse dynamics of household disposable incomes triggered worsening of the quality of retail loans. Banks keep being dependent on monetary authorities’ resources.

In December 2013 customers kept migrating to largest banks, above all, state-run ones regarding the key segments of the banking service market while basic balance sheet figures slowed down. A new highest value of the debt owed by banks to the monetary authorities overtopped Rb 4,5 trillion. For...

In 2015, the population has turned to the savings pattern. It is reflected among other in the renewal of the savings rate on bank deposits, which was characteristic of 2012-2013 and simultaneous repayment of bank debts. At the same time, prior to December 2015, there was no significant demand...

Preliminary data on Russia's economic results of 2015, as well as the current trends in the global energy market, give grounds for revising down possible scenarios for Russia's economy in 2016-2017. For instance, a scenario of yearly average oil prices staying at $35 a barrel in 2016 is now the...

In November, in the wake of the number of revoked licenses the growth rates of bank assets have reached their highest level since the end of the 1990s. Banks continue reducing their dependence on the monetary authorities amid the lack of the credit market recovery. The November profit of the...

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...

Russia's balance of payments data for Q3 2015 show a considerable decline in her current account balance. In monetary terms, the decline in imports during Q3 was faster than that in exports (relative to Q3 2014). By comparison with Q2 2015, it even demonstrated a slight increase, notwithstanding...

Russian Abstract: Майская экономическая статистика демонстрирует продолжение и развитие негативных тенденций, обозначившихся еще в апреле: несмотря на...

Russian Abstract: Начавшееся в апреле и продолжившееся в мае снижение темпов инфляции в годовом выражении связано с одновременным действием нескольких факторов –...