MOSCOW, March 7 (RIA Novosti) - Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 465.9 billion rubles ($19.47 billion at the current exchange rate) at the beginning of the business day, down 7.6% from Thursday, the CBR said Friday.
Credit institutions' balances on deposit accounts with the Bank of Russia stood at 152.1 billion rubles ($6.36 billion), down 0.8% from Thursday.