MOSCOW, December 26 (RIA Novosti) - Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 572.5 billion rubles ($21.73 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, up 2.3% (12.6 billion rubles/$478.2 million) from Monday, the CBR said Tuesday.
Credit institutions' balances on deposit accounts with the Bank of Russia stood at 61.6 billion rubles ($2.34 billion), down 29% (25.2 billion rubles/$956.4 million) from Monday.
