MOSCOW, December 12 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's narrowly-defined monetary base stood at 4,191 billion rubles ($150.2 billion) as of December 8, down 37.7 billion rubles ($1.4 billion) in the week from December 1, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) said Friday.
According to the Bank, the monetary base (narrow definition) consists of the currency issued by the bank, including cash in vaults of credit institutions, and required reserves balances on ruble deposits with the Central Bank.
