In Q1 2013 the trend of slowing growth in the credit portfolio of banks was sustained. In the retail segment of credit market there was started deterioration of the Bank's loan portfolio quality. Profitability of the banking business is getting reduced for the second consecutive quarter, which...

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...

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...

The growth of bad assets in the banking sector slowed down significantly in 2016. This has resulted in a decrease of reserves increment against potential losses on loans and other assets and was the principal factor for restoring banking profit in 2016

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 Q3 2013, the banking sector faced a shortage of customer resources. The major source of liabilities became refinancing on the part of the Bank of Russia and MinFin's deposits. Meanwhile, by results of the lending market's performance in Q3, it was for the first time this year that lending to...

In 2015, deterioration of bank assets quality and reduction of profitability obtained from net operating income have led to a drastic fall of bank earnings. This deprived the banking sector of the main source of capital base replenishment while capital adequacy level was close to a critical...

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