Due to the epidemiological situation, the structure and dynamics of financial performance in the banking sector have experienced changes. Amid declining margins, instability of financial markets and the unstable position of borrowers, the Russian credit institutions were forced to significantly...

Return on assets of the Russian banks at 2019-end has significantly increased despite a slide in bank margin and slowdown of lending growth rates. This fact was due to both credit risk mitigation and putting in operation of a new procedure for loan loss accounting. In 2019 as a whole, bank...

In 2021, the profit of the banking sector hit a record Rb2.4 trillion. The achievement of this high indicator was influenced by several factors: the aggressive banks’ policy in the credit market; reduction of provisioning costs due to a low share of overdue loans; growth of commission income...

In January-August 2021, the banking sector’s profit hit the record-high of Rb1.4 trillion on the back of a pickup in lending volumes and simultaneous reduction in loan-loss provisions. Growth in revenues from commission operations owing to increased income from settlement and cash services and...