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 Q1 2014 Abstract: Substantial outflow of retail deposits from the banking sector in Q1 2014 forced banks to increase their liability to the regulators – the Central Bank of Russia and the Ministry of Finance – reaching record values. The quality of the retail credit portfolio keeps deteriorating while the banking business facing decline in profitability. Classification-JEL: E21, E41, E51, E58, G21 Keywords: Banking sector Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2014 Issue: 5 Month: May Pages: 26-28 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/334Khromov.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:334