MOSCOW, August 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Central Bank said Friday the country's narrowly defined money supply (M1) was 4 trillion 559.7 billion rubles ($185.7 billion at the current exchange rate) as of August 25, up 20.6 billion rubles ($839 million) in the week since August 18.
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.