MOSCOW, October 5 (RIA Novosti) - Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 525.8 billion rubles ($21 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, down 3.1% from Thursday, the CBR said Friday.
Credit institutions' balances on deposit accounts with the Bank of Russia stood at 194.8 billion rubles ($7.8 billion), up 3.5% from Thursday.