Penza, 14 February 2022. PenzaNews. The volume of citizens’ funds on deposits and other bank accounts in the Penza region as of 1 January 2022 amounted to 185.6 billion rubles, which is 14.2% more compared to the same date in 2021. This was stated in a message PenzaNews received from the press service of the Volga-Vyatka main department of the Bank of Russia in the region.

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It notes that 94.9% of funds raised from citizens are rouble savings.

“Over the year, the volume of deposits in roubles increased by 15.2% and as of January 1 reached 176.2 billion rubles. The volume of deposits in foreign currency decreased by 0.6% and amounted to an amount equivalent to 9.4 billion rubles,” the text says.