Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name:Khromov Mikhail Author-Name-First: Mikhail Author-Name-Last:Khromov Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name:Vedev Alexey Author-Name-First: Alexey Author-Name-Last:Vedev Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: DYNAMICS OF BAD DEBTS: HAS PEAK BEEN REACHED? Abstract: The growth of bad assets in the banking sector slowed down significantly in 2016. This has resulted in a decrease of reserves increment against potential losses on loans and other assets and was the principal factor for restoring banking profit in 2016. Classification-JEL: E21, E41, E51, E58, G21 Keywords: Banking sector, Russian Economy Year: 2016 Issue:10 Month: October Pages: 12-15 File-URL: https://iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/recdev-2016-10-753.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Function: Revised version, 2016 Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:recdev-2016-10-753