MOSCOW, December 28 (RIA Novosti) - Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 888.5 billion rubles ($36 billion at the current exchange rate) at the beginning of the business day, down 4.97% from Thursday, the CBR said Friday.
Credit institutions' balances on deposit accounts with the Bank of Russia stood at 146.4 billion rubles ($5.9 billion), up 31.8% from Thursday.