Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name:Michael Khromov Author-Name-First: Michael Author-Name-Last: Khromov Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: RUSSIA’S BANKING SECTOR IN OCTOBER 2013 Abstract: Growth rate in banks’ assets in October 2013 was accelerated with the resources of the Bank of Russia and the Ministry of Finance of Russia. Credit portfolio’s quality has deteriorated in both the retail and corporate segments of the lending market. Banking business keeps losing its cost-effectiveness. Classification-JEL: E21, E41, E51, E58, G21 Keywords: Banking sector Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2013 Issue: 12 Month: December Pages: 25-27 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/258Khromov.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:258