Bank of Russia has approved a list of the most important banks in the country's economy.

Sberbank signed cooperation agreements at Sochi 2016 international investment forum.

The Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia decided to lower the key interest rate by 0.5 percentage points – down to 10 percent.

Standard & Poor’s (S & P) international rating agency has upgraded the forecast on the sovereign credit rating of the Russian from “negative” to “stable”.

The rate of the rouble is stable and there is no reason for its collapse. This was stated by the Chairperson of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina.

The price of oil at $ 40 per barrel should be the basis of the formation of the Russian budget in the coming years, but in 20 years it is advisable to reduce this figure to $ 20.

The largest number of banks was closed in 2015 – 93 banks, 86 were closed in 2014.

Sberbank is discussing the possibility of creating a virtual mobile operator.

The international reserves increased by $ 5.3 billion, or 1.3 percent, mainly under the influence of positive revaluation and repayment of funds in foreign currency by resident banks.

The average mileage of cars also increased, reaching 93 thousand kilometers.