25 Jan 2011 18:28

Russian banks double deposits with CB in 2010

MOSCOW. Jan 25 (Interfax) - Russian banks deposited 35.276 trillion rubles with the Central Bank in 2010 - twice the 17.729 trillion rubles they deposited in 2009 and 17.639 trillion rubles in 2008, the CB said on its website.

Last year's total was still 22% below the record 45.096 trillion rubles that banks deposited with the CB in 2007, but way above the 9.631 billion rubles they deposited in 2005 and 9.702 trillion rubles in 2006.