Withdrawing cash from an ATM. File photoMOSCOW, April 1Two banks from the top 10 in terms of assets — Sovcombank and Promsvyazbank — in March saw an increase in demand for opening deposits from foreign citizens, while the players did not record such activity, RIA Novosti was told in credit organizations. Previously, the founder of the legal consulting company Sinoruss, Surana Radnaeva told the Sputnik news agency that Chinese citizens have become interested in opening accounts in Russian banks in rubles because of the high key rate. She believes that, in general, the interest of the Chinese is due directly to the increase in the key rate of the Central Bank to a record 20 percent and optimistic forecasts for the strengthening of the ruble. — RIA Novosti was told in the press service of Rosbank. The growth in demand for opening deposits from foreign citizens was also not recorded in Zenit Bank, Expobank and Post Bank, which noted that the share of deposits from foreign citizens in it does not exceed one percent .However, the situation is different in the two banks. Sovcombank, which began servicing foreign citizens across its entire network of retail branches in January 2022, noted a noticeable increase in demand for opening deposits among non-residents in March. />The financier named the limit to which the ruble can strengthenThe PSB also saw the activity of foreign depositors, although the share of deposits issued by non-resident clients in the bank is traditionally insignificant and in total attracted funds from individuals is no more than one percent.»At the same time, in March, the volume of attracted funds of foreign citizens increased by almost five times. This is facilitated by the dynamics of the key rate of the Central Bank and, as a result, the growth of the profitability of savings products,» said Lidia Khalfieva, head of savings products development at PSB. it is necessary to provide confirmation of the right to stay in the territory of Russia ii.
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