In May, Russian residents withdrew 280.5 billion rubles from term deposits – this figure set a record for the outflow of individual funds from deposits since the beginning of the year.
According to the Central Bank of Russia, in general, during the month of last spring, the volume of individual funds in banks decreased by $550 billion.
In addition, the country remains in demand for cash. Its trading volume increased by 400 billion rubles over the past month.
“Changes in the structure of bank attraction may be related to seasonality, as well as to the easing of monetary policy,” VTB newspaper quoted a statement as saying.Kommersant».
Earlier, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation also called on credit institutions to pay more attention to transactions involving deposits of large amounts of cash from customers.
In addition, as of April 1, 2026, the rules for transferring money in Russia have changed. The new order of the Ministry of Finance corrects the filling of details.
What exactly has changed and how useful it is for people, “Moscow Evening” discussed with financial analyst, candidate of economic sciences Mikhail Belyaev.