News and Comments News and Comments Bank of Russia https://www.cbr.ru/eng/ en-CB Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:07:00 +0300 Press conference to be held on 12 September at 15.00 following Board of Directors’ monetary policy meeting https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26928 26928 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:07:00 +0300 Bank of Russia to publish NPFs’ stress testing scenarios in advance https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26926 26926 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:30:00 +0300 Banking Regulation Review: results and plans https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26922 26922 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:13:00 +0300 Bank of Russia extends restrictions on foreign cash withdrawals for another six months until 9 March 2026 https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26921 26921 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:30:00 +0300 Bank of Russia maintains banking sector profit forecast taking into account 2025 H1 result https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26917 26917 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:40:00 +0300 Regional Economy report: consumption growth speeds up amid economic slowdown https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26916 26916 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:15:00 +0300 Sales of CMTPLI and comprehensive motor insurance policies increase: 2025 H1 results https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26913 26913 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:30:00 +0300 Bank of Russia publishes register of Russian securities https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26912 26912 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:33:00 +0300 Talking Trends: inflation decline ongoing https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26908 26908 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:40:00 +0300 Press conference of Bank of Russia Deputy Governor Alexey Zabotkin on draft Monetary Policy Guidelines for 2026–2028 https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26911 26911 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:04:00 +0300 Draft Monetary Policy Guidelines for 2026–2028 published https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26906 26906 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0300 Bank of Russia sets up register of administrators of financial and commodity indices https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26901 26901 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:20:00 +0300 Inflow of new funds into stock market accelerates in 2025 Q2 https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26902 26902 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:50:00 +0300 FINOPOLIS 2025: programme architecture published https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26900 26900 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:17:00 +0300 NPFs’ pension portfolio amounts to almost ₽9 trillion https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26897 26897 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:46:00 +0300 Collective investments regain momentum https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26891 26891 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:10:00 +0300 MFOs to check bank details for online microloans https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26889 26889 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:36:00 +0300 Increasing popularity of biometric and QR code payments https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26888 26888 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:43:00 +0300 Portfolio of loans to developers grows by 8% in 2025 Q2 https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26886 26886 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 17:50:00 +0300 Press conference on draft Monetary Policy Guidelines for 2026–2028 to be held on 2 September at 15.00 https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26882 26882 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:58:00 +0300 Inflation expectations climb https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26883 26883 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:45:00 +0300 Cooling-off period for consumer loans and microloans to become effective on 1 September 2025 https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26879 26879 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:45:00 +0300 July sees a slight recovery in corporate and mortgage lending https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26877 26877 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:30:00 +0300 Banks to disclose reasons for blocking cards and suspending accounts https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26875 26875 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:19:00 +0300 Fraud risks in Russian regions to affect CMTPLI policy prices https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26874 26874 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:15:00 +0300 People may connect ‘confirming hand’ service to protect themselves from fraudsters https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26873 26873 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:00:00 +0300 Imports grow in 2025 Q2 while exports decline https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26872 26872 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 17:45:00 +0300 Promising Areas of Banking Regulation and Supervision Development: Current Status and New Objectives https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26868 26868 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0300 Risks of money laundering and terrorist financing in financial sector: Bank of Russia’s assessment https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26867 26867 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:08:00 +0300 Microloan market rebounds as lending becomes more affordable https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26866 26866 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:22:00 +0300 Risks of misconduct in CMTPLI drop in 37 Russian regions https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26861 26861 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:26:00 +0300 Growth of credit to economy slightly accelerates in July https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26858 26858 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:45:00 +0300 Inflation continues to decline in Russian regions https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26857 26857 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:00:03 +0300 Bank of Russia lists signs of fraudulent ATM cash withdrawals https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26854 26854 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:56:34 +0300 Annual inflation continues to decline in July https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26851 26851 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +0300 Monitoring businesses: economic activity grows moderately https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26850 26850 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:00:00 +0300 Investors actively deposit funds into IIAs https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26847 26847 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:10:00 +0300 Changes in restrictions on cross-border funds transfers for non-residents https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26845 26845 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0300 National liquidity coverage ratio for SICIs: calculation procedure https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26843 26843 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:45:00 +0300 New plan for lenders to use official information on personal income https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26842 26842 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:23:00 +0300 Monetary indicators remain tight in June–July https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26839 26839 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:45:00 +0300 Bond market continues to grow in July https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26837 26837 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 18:45:00 +0300 Monitoring sectoral financial flows: incoming payments decreased in July https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26835 26835 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:35:00 +0300 Countering fraudulent transactions: 2025 Q2 results https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26833 26833 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:03:00 +0300 Summary of the Key Rate Discussion released https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26831 26831 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0300 Bank of Russia detects over 4,000 fraudulent and illegal schemes in 2025 H1 https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26829 26829 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:02:00 +0300 Cybersecurity in Finance Forum to be held in Yekaterinburg on 18–20 February 2026 https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26826 26826 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:15:00 +0300 Non-residents’ investments in Russian financial market: Bank of Russia’s decisions https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26827 26827 Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:25:00 +0300 UIFs to be permitted to change status https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26823 26823 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:37:00 +0300 Bank of Russia receives fewer complaints against insurers but more against banks: 2025 H1 results https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26821 26821 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 18:21:00 +0300 Share rating pilot initiative launched https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26820 26820 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:33:20 +0300 Inflation in Russian regions: downward trend becomes more pronounced https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26817 26817 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 18:56:00 +0300 Growth of credit to economy slows further in June https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26816 26816 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:30:00 +0300 Inflation expectations remain elevated https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26813 26813 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:30:00 +0300 Cases when antifraud cooling-off rule for car loans is not mandatory https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26810 26810 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:38:00 +0300 Partnership financing experiment extended through September 2028 https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26811 26811 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:22:00 +0300 Statement by Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina in follow-up to Board of Directors meeting on 25 July 2025 https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26809 26809 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:41:00 +0300 Informing investors about complex financial products https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26806 26806 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:52:00 +0300 More people choose to pay for purchases via SBP https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26803 26803 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:20:00 +0300 Registration for FINOPOLIS 2025 open https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=26802 26802 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0300 Bank of Russia to supervise BNPL operators https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25803 25803 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:45:00 +0300 Stock index of benchmark issuers introduced in Russian market https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25802 25802 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0300 Self-employed persons and SMEs may apply for loan repayment holidays https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25801 25801 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:57:00 +0300 Press conference to be held on 25 July at 15.00 following Board of Directors’ monetary policy meeting https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25797 25797 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:25:00 +0300 Mortgage lending continues to rise sustainably in June https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25795 25795 Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:30:00 +0300 Bank of Russia improves approaches to calculating ratios https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25791 25791 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:25:00 +0300 Bank of Russia updates criteria for obtaining qualified investor status https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25790 25790 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:05:00 +0300 Regional Economy report: economic growth moderates https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25787 25787 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:45:00 +0300 Annual inflation declines for third consecutive month https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25788 25788 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:50:00 +0300 Monitoring businesses: growth in business activity slows down https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25785 25785 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0300 Bank of Russia takes part in meeting of Foreign Exchange Policy Advisory Board of Central (National) Banks of EAEU Member States held in Kyrgyz Republic https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25784 25784 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:30:00 +0300 Institutional investors to adopt more responsible attitude to investing in shares https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25779 25779 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:51:00 +0300 Talking Trends: inflation moving back to target https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25777 25777 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0300 Large-scale introduction of digital ruble to begin on 1 September 2026 https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25774 25774 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:26:00 +0300 Guarantee system for type 3 IIAs https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25775 25775 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:15:00 +0300 Future IPO market rules: outcomes of Bank of Russia report discussion https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25771 25771 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:18:00 +0300 Monetary conditions remain tight in May https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25768 25768 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:30:00 +0300 Ruble strengthens against US dollar, shares and bonds go up in June https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25765 25765 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:45:00 +0300 Monitoring sectoral financial flows: payments in June reach 2025 Q1 level https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25764 25764 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:27:00 +0300 Optimising issuers’ reporting: Bank of Russia proposals https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25762 25762 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:18:00 +0300 Bank of Russia publishes 2024 ranking of insurers based on CMTPLI-related complaints https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25758 25758 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:54:20 +0300 Volunteers to identify financial malpractice and to teach people how to check information https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25759 25759 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:05:00 +0300 Five principles for using AI: Bank of Russia’s recommendations https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25757 25757 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:07:00 +0300 Heirs granted six-month relief from fines for relatives’ delinquent loans https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25753 25753 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:05:00 +0300 Development prospects of retail UIF market: Bank of Russia’s paper https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25750 25750 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:30:00 +0300 BRICS central banks and ministries of finance sum up financial track results https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25749 25749 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:36:00 +0300 New regulation increases transparency of CCC market https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25746 25746 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0300 Social bank accounts and deposits now accessible to low-income individuals https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=25745 25745 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:24:20 +0300 Digital ruble today and tomorrow: Bank of Russia’s report on pilot testing https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=24743 24743 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:23:00 +0300 Mortgage portfolio continues to grow modestly in May https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=24740 24740 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:50:00 +0300 MFO market slightly cools down in 2025 Q1 https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=24738 24738 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:20:00 +0300 Bank of Russia commentary on 2025 H2 transactions with NWF resources in domestic FX market https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=24742 24742 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0300 Inflation expectations go down but remain elevated https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=24734 24734 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0300 New approach to assessing banks’ economic situation: consultation paper https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=24733 24733 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:30:00 +0300 Bank of Russia proposes new deadlines for full-scale introduction of digital ruble https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=24732 24732 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:33:40 +0300 Banks’ responses to monetary policy, money market rate forecasting, and impact on financial behaviour: New issue of Russian Journal of Money and Finance https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=24728 24728 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:06:00 +0300 Growth of credit to economy slows further in May https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=24726 24726 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:50:00 +0300 In May, prices rise by about 4% in annualised terms in almost half of Russian regions https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=24725 24725 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:31:00 +0300 Summary of the Key Rate Discussion released https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=24721 24721 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0300 Cash and cashless payments: Russians’ preferences in 2024 https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=24719 24719 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 17:00:00 +0300