MOSCOW, April 24 (RIA Novosti) - Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 501.7 billion rubles ($21.9 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, up 6.6% from Wednesday, the CBR said Thursday.
Credit institutions' balances on deposit accounts with the Bank of Russia stood at 84.6 billion rubles ($3.7 billion), down 9.9% from Wednesday.