MOSCOW, October 4 (RIA Novosti) - Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 542.5 billion rubles ($21.7 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, down 6.5% from Wednesday, the CBR said Thursday.
Credit institutions' balances on deposit accounts with the Bank of Russia stood at 188.3 billion rubles ($7.5 billion), up 82.5% from Wednesday.