MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) - Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 479.4 billion rubles ($18.5 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, up 5.8% from Thursday, the CBR said Friday.
Credit institutions' balances on deposit accounts with the Bank of Russia stood at 1099.4 billion rubles ($42.5 billion), up 5.5% from Thursday.