MOSCOW, January 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Central Bank said Friday the country's narrowly defined money supply (M1) was 4 trillion 8.2 billion rubles ($162.7 billion at the current exchange rate) as of January 21, down 46.2 billion rubles ($1.9 billion) since January 14.
According to the Bank, M1 money supply consists of the currency issued by the bank, including cash in vaults of credit institutions, and required reserves balances on ruble deposits with the Central Bank.
