MOSCOW, 9 Oct. Profit of Russian banks for January-September fell 5.4 times compared with the same period last year to 128 billion rubles with 685 billion rubles, the message says the Central Bank.
The volume of deposits and funds on accounts of organizations increased in September by 2.2% — up to 25 trillion rubles, and deposits — by 0.4%, to 21 trillion rubles.
For the first nine months of the current year increase in deposits and funds on accounts of organizations amounted to 6.4%, and deposits grew by 14.3%.
Banks ‘ reserves for possible losses increased from the beginning of the year of 23.7%, or $ 961 billion rubles (over the same period in 2014 — by 22.8%, or $ 649 billion rubles).
