Elvira Nabiullina is head of the Central Bank of Russia, in an interview (headlines via Reuters)
- Says the Russian economy, rouble has become less dependent on oil markets
- Bank of Russia will continue reducing dependence of banks' balances on foreign currencies
- Bank wants to increase provisioning requirements for forex loans for all borrowers including export-focused companies
- injected 758.3 bln roubles in three banks it took over in bailout, another 1.86 trln roubles provided in deposits
- Says former owners of bailed-out banks should be responsible with all their assets if state steps in
- Sees Russian banking system posting overall profit of 1.5 trillion roubles in 2018
On inflation, says sees it in 3 to 4% area at the end need of 2018
- Does not see a risk it rises above 4%
