MOSCOW, November 9 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Central Bank said Friday the country's narrowly defined money supply (M1) was 3 trillion 743.5 million rubles ($153 billion at the current exchange rate) as of November 6, up 1 billion rubles ($40.9 million) in the week since October 29.
According to the Bank, M1 money supply 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.