MOSCOW, December 17 (RIA Novosti) - Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 612.5 billion rubles ($24.8 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, up 0.8% from Friday, the CBR said Monday.
Credit institutions' balances on deposit accounts with the Bank of Russia stood at 126.7 billion rubles ($5.1 billion), down 6.6% from Friday.