In July 2013, the bulk of banks' lending operations shifted towards corporate loans: the growth rate of debt against loans issued to companies for the first time over several months in a row became noticeably higher than that of the retail credit portfolio. The shrinkage of monies on corporate...

The June dynamics were a natural continuation of the trends formed in the banking sector in early 2015. Banks' profits remain at the zero level. The funds of the population remain the single main source of banks' liabilities. Retail lending is contracting while corporate lending has noticeably...

The banking sector profit has grown significantly. At the same time, problems with the rate of return in the banking sector have not evaporated. State owned banks account for nearly all profit. Private banks are balancing on the verge of zero rate of return. Concentration of assets in 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

In August 2015, certain symptoms of corporate lending pickup popped up and contraction of the retail credit portfolio practically halted. Main sources of profit for banks were revaluation of foreign currency accounts resulting from accelerated ruble devaluation