MOSCOW, March 11, 2004. (RIA Novosti) -- A total of 10-15 banks in Russia evade reporting suspicious bargains to the Financial Monitoring Committee of the Russian Federation, Viktor Zubkov, Acting Chairman of the committee and First Deputy Minister of Finance, said.
"The number of so-called evaders is not large today, about 10-15," the official stated.
He specified that these are not popular banks and they are not among top 100 in Russia.
"On the contrary, those among top 100, being chary of their reputation, constantly provide the corresponding bodies with necessary information," Zubkov pointed out.
According to him, the financial monitoring committee knows the evaders and is going to inform the Central Bank of Russia about such banks.
"The Central Bank is certain to take the facts into account and I am sure that many of these banks will lose their licenses," Zubkov underlined.
"The state has enough levers to affect such banks," he added.
