MOSCOW, August 17 (RIA Novosti) - Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 450.8 billion rubles ($17.5 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, up 12.8% from Thursday, the CBR said Friday.
Credit institutions' balances on deposit accounts with the Bank of Russia stood at 448.5 billion rubles ($17.4 billion), down 8.8% from Thursday.