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Nauka-Svyaz's security commitments to banks rise 54% to 4.73 billion rubles
A note in the parent company's nine-month accounts shows a larger stock of security provided to lenders, separate from its own borrowings and reported profit.
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Banking & Finance
Explore Russian banks, lending, deposits, payment infrastructure and financial stability. Coverage explains how monetary policy reaches borrowers and savers, how funding conditions differ from the policy rate, and how restrictions affect financial connections. Bank announcements and official supervisory data are treated according to what they establish, with no personalized product recommendations or promises about returns and safety.
NewsBanking
Treasury deposits cushion Russia's banks as October liquidity gap widens
Central-bank records show a net 672.4 billion rubles added through Treasury deposits in October, while banks still needed more central-bank funding.
NewsBanking
Bank of Russia urges lenders to help struggling borrowers before payments are missed
New guidance recommends early contact, tailored repayment options and dedicated advice channels to reduce reliance on unscrupulous debt-relief intermediaries.
NewsBanking
Three Russian banks raise October mortgage rates as September lending data arrive
Reported October offers at Gazprombank, Bank DOM.RF and PSB must be read separately from September's official mortgage volumes.
AnalysisBanking
Foreign-currency counterfeit detections double in Russia as ruble cases edge higher
Russian banks detected 163 counterfeit foreign banknotes in Q3 2026, compared with 81 in Q2, while detected ruble counterfeits rose to 1,302.
AnalysisBanking
Russia prepares three asset-tokenization trials, with legal design still unfinished
The Finance Ministry’s October 21 announcement identifies movable property, corporate rights and commodity-exchange products as separate experimental tracks.
AnalysisBanking
Russian banks report tighter business lending conditions even as loan rates ease
Bank of Russia survey data show tighter business credit conditions in the third quarter of 2026 despite easing rate terms, with more restructuring demand.
ExplainerBanking
Russia's housing and mortgage market: subsidies, rates and construction
New Family Mortgage terms and the mix of subsidized lending explain why one average rate cannot describe the housing market.
ExplainerRuble
Russia's capital controls: currency rules and what changed
Export proceeds, bank transfers, banknotes and investor accounts follow separate rules and effective dates.
NewsBanking
Russia's August unsecured consumer lending accelerates as corporate credit grows
The Bank of Russia's September 22 release shows faster unsecured consumer borrowing, continued corporate credit expansion and a small fall in household deposits.
ExplainerMarkets
The Moscow Exchange explained: markets, settlement and investor access
The Moscow Exchange connects trading with clearing and custody, while sanctions and different account rules make access depend on more than a quoted market price.
ExplainerRuble
The digital ruble explained: what launched and how the rollout works
Broader digital-ruble access began in September 2026, but the legal timetable, voluntary use and later bank and retailer deadlines remain separate questions.
ExplainerBanking
Mir cards and the Faster Payments System: how payments work in Russia
Mir, the Faster Payments System and SPFS perform different jobs, which explains how domestic payments continued after international card networks suspended operations.
ExplainerBanking
Russia's banking system: major lenders, deposits and financial risks
Russia's banks connect household savings, corporate borrowing and state finance, while concentrated ownership and restricted international access shape the risks.
NewsTrade & Sanctions
EU targets Russian oil-trade and payment networks with new listings
The October 15 measures name three people and nine entities; the Council says the targets helped move restricted goods, oil or payments through international networks.
AnalysisRuble
Russia's rate hold puts inflation expectations and the budget in focus
The Bank of Russia's September hold left the key rate at 14%; later price and expectations releases sharpen the questions before the scheduled October 23 meeting.
ExplainerBudget
Russia's National Wealth Fund: total assets, liquid reserves and uses
The fund's headline size is not a cash balance; liquidity, valuation and the rules for using assets determine how much fiscal support it can provide.
ExplainerTrade & Sanctions
How sanctions have affected Russia's economy
Sanctions restrict particular financial, trade and technology channels; judging their effects requires separating legal measures, adaptation costs and uncertain counterfactuals.