MOSCOW, March 9 (RIA Novosti) - Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Central Bank of Russia totaled 552 billion rubles ($21.04 billion at the current exchange rate) at the beginning of the business day, up 4.1% from Wednesday, the CBR said Friday.
Credit institutions' balances on deposit accounts with the Bank of Russia stood at 85.5 billion rubles ($3.26 billion), up 1.9% from Wednesday.