Yleisesti talouden tilasta ja erityisesti pankkisektorista hyvä kirjoitus Moscow Timesissa.
Yet the financial architecture that once seemed resilient now looks like a fragile shell: brittle, opaque and dangerously overleveraged. The risk of a banking crisis doesn’t hinge on a single event but on the slow, relentless buildup of unsustainable pressure throughout the economy.
Russia’s top construction executive warned on Monday that the industry is heading for a wave of bankruptcies, as sky-high interest rates cripple access to capital. Alexei Krapivin, CEO of construction giant Natsproektstroy, said they are leaving firms unable to service debts or sustain ongoing projects.
Corporate lending in Russia is clearly reaching a breaking point. Over 55% of loans now carry floating rates, and with interest rates staying high far longer than expected, many companies are slipping into pre-default. According to VTB chief Andrei Kostin, some companies are now borrowing solely to pay interest on existing debts. The analytical center CMAKS estimates that 13 major industrial sectors, accounting for 17% of national revenue, are already under severe financial stress.
A new EU sanctions package banning transactions with 22 Russian banks and tightening restrictions on oil exports also adds another layer of pain for a financial sector already creaking under wartime strain.
Kulisseja on pidetty yllä reilut kolme vuotta, mutta nyt alkaa päivä paistamaan läpi. Erityisen mielenkiintoinen ratkaisu on tuo uusien lainojen ottaminen siihen, että vanhoista saadaan korkoja maksettua, kuulostaa todella venäläiseltä talousopilta.
Opinion | For more than three years, Russia’s banking system has defied gravity.
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Ryssien pankkiliiketoiminta on hankaloitunut myös Omanissa USAn viimeisten pakotteiden myötä, vastaava uutinen on samassa lähteessä myös Kirgisiasta. Hiljalleen silmukkaa vedetään tiukemmalle ja tiukemmalle.
Russian businesses are encountering mounting obstacles in transferring funds through Omani banks as local institutions respond to U.S. sanctions pressure, the Vedomosti business daily reported Tuesday.
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