War threatens Russian banking crisis, European intelligence report says
The report says 10% of corporate loans are doubtful and more than 500,000 Russians declared bankruptcy in 2025.
- A European state intelligence report seen by Reuters warns Russia faces an "explosive" banking crisis as lenders bear the war economy's burden, just as the European Union readies a 21st sanctions package.
- Russia has increasingly relied on banks to support defense firms and homebuyers as the four-year war drains state coffers, lumbering institutions with risks that state-backed credit programs and loan restructurings now mask.
- Data shows 10% of corporate loans are doubtful, retail non-performing loan ratios reached 15% in 2025, and more than 500,000 Russians declared bankruptcy last year, up almost a third from 2024.
- Deputy Governor Filipp Gabunia of the Russian central bank dismissed these risks last month, stating "vulnerabilities in the financial sector are not critical" and noting the capital cushion stands at a three-year high.
- Repeated infrastructure attacks complicate fuel distribution in vital economic regions as war casualties sustained by Russia surpass 1.4 million, even as Russian President Vladimir Putin pursues battlefield aims.
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Russia risks an "explosive" banking crisis because credit institutions are taking on a large part of the weight of the country's war economy, warns a...
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War Pushes Russia Toward Banking Crisis, Report Warns
Russia faces a significant risk of a banking crisis due to the pressure on lenders from the ongoing war economy, according to a recent European intelligence report. As the European Union prepares new sanctions, the report highlights the vulnerability of Russian banks to further restrictions. Although these banks have managed to survive sanctions imposed since […] The post War Pushes Russia Toward Banking Crisis, Report Warns appeared first on Mo…
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