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 Title: BANKING SECTOR: STATE BANKS GENERATE ALL PROFIT Abstract: In Q1 2016, the banking sector earnings went up significantly compared to last year. This fact has noticeably maintained the banking sector capitalization by offsetting a reduction of other sources of banks’ own funds. However, the profits generated by regular bank transactions remain noticeably lower than it was during pre-crisis period. Earnings continue to concentrate in major Russian bank – Sberbank and other major banks Classification-JEL: E21, E41, E51, E58, G21 Keywords: Banking sector, Russian Economy Year: 2016 Issue:8 Month: August Pages: 10-12 File-URL: https://iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/recdev-2016-8-712.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Function: Revised version, 2016 Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:recdev-2016-8-712