Central Bank of Russia
Developer loan portfolio grows in Q1 2026
The CBR's report on project financing for housing construction in Q1 2026 shows a continued increase in the portfolio of loans to developers.
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G-SIB capital buffer fails to curb bank risk-taking
A Bank of Russia study reveals global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) react asymmetrically to Basel III capital buffer adjustments.
Input-output networks determine shock spread
A Bank of Russia working paper by Yakov Morozov explores how input-output linkages affect the propagation of supply and demand shocks.
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Fake date tests reveal LLM biases in macro forecasts
A Bank of Russia working paper introduces "fake date tests" to evaluate biases in large language models' (LLMs) macroeconomic forecasts.
G-SIB capital rules fail to curb brown lending growth
A Central Bank of Russia working paper finds that global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) increase brown lending when capital buffers are reduced.
Russian firms' TFP grew 5% in 2018-2023, efficiency key
A Bank of Russia working paper finds Russian firms' total factor productivity grew cumulatively by 5% between 2018 and 2023.
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Bank of Russia updates Lombard List of eligible bonds
The Bank of Russia has published its updated Lombard List, detailing eligible securities for its refinancing operations.
Financial sector faces rising cyber threats from ransomware and zero-days
The Central Bank of Russia's Financial CERT reports a significant increase in cyberattacks targeting the financial sector in 2025.
Russian regional economy shows mixed trends, business activity slows
The Bank of Russia's latest report on regional economies indicates a slowdown in business activity across Russian macroregions in January-February 2026.
Bank of Russia launches five-year monetary policy review
The Bank of Russia has launched its 2028 Monetary Policy Review, a five-year assessment of monetary policy effectiveness.
Russian Business Climate Index declines, price expectations ease in March
The Bank of Russia's Business Climate Index declined to -0.1 points in March, down from 0.2 points in February, driven by lower estimates of output and demand.
CBR cuts key rate by 50 basis points, monetary conditions show mixed easing
The Bank of Russia cut its key rate by 50 basis points to 15.50 percent per annum on February 13, 2026.