The imposition of anti-Russian sanctions had almost no effect on the activities of microfinance organizations (MFOs) and despite the slowdown in the growth rate of the total portfolio and the growth of funding costs the profitability and net income of MFOs hit all-time high levels over the past...

In 2023, the Russian market of payment systems keeps evolving at a rapid pace. Improvements in technology and updates of the regulatory framework result in major market changes. The confrontation between traditional banks and new fintech actors, as well as increasing competition between payment...

The changing macroeconomic satiation resulting from the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions had a restraining effect on retail lending. The retail lending segment saw a slowdown in lending activity, primarily with regard to unsecured loans, while mortgages were more resilient thanks to the...

Changing macroeconomic conditions owing to the imposed anti-Russian sanctions had a restraining effect on dynamics of corporate lending for legal entities. Growth in credit risk and a sharp increase in the key rate resulted in a reduction in the volume of loan applications and loan approval...

The destabilization of the economic situation led to a decline in the volume of transactions on the mortgage market. The subsequent measures of the government and the Central Bank helped reducing market rates and partially restore activity at the market. The schemes of practically interest-free...

Challenging current economic situation resulted in the growth of interest rates (due to the key rate increase) and the problems in the stock market. These circumstances ensured growing attractiveness of short-term ruble instruments with fixed yields, which ended in the growth in the amount of...

The aggravation of the geopolitical conflict and the imposition of anti-Russian sanctions had a restraining effect on the retail lending growth in H1 2022. In H2 2021, stabilization of the macroeconomic situation contributed to the recovery of banks’ lending activity, while the quality of the...

The resilience of the Russian banking system on the back of the surplus of liquidity and capital security allows banks to expand supply on the corporate lending market amid the worsening issues of Russian business. An important role in maintaining the high rates of corporate lending was played...

The aggravation of the geopolitical conflict and the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions had a restraining effect on the retail lending growth pattern over H1 2022. This affected primarily the segments of unsecured consumer lending and car loans. Then in H2, the macroeconomic situation...

In 2022, Russia maintained a high demand for real estate and the banking services pertaining to the issuance of housing (mortgage) loans. The main driver of market development, just as it was during the period 2020–2021, remained the government-funded mortgage programs offering relatively low...