A banking reform breakthrough

Bank reform and the development of a properly structured mortgage market have been on the Russian agenda for years. Only now does implementation look set to begin. Ben Aris reports.

From May, banks will be forced to report 
financials according to international standards

RUSSIAN BANKING REFORM has finally started to move forward after eight years of dithering.

Starting this spring, every bank in the country will be carefully scrutinized and have to reapply for its licence. The lucky ones that pass muster will be admitted to a new deposit insurance scheme that will allow them to hold the savings of the man on the street.

The deposit insurance scheme is the cornerstone of the Central Bank of Russia’s plans to reform the sector and it comes with a string of lesser improvements.

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