CB Head: The Dynamics of banks’ profits and payment of dividends is alarming – RIA Novosti

PETERSBURG, June 5 – RIA Novosti / Prime. Reduced profits of the banking sector in the Russian Federation with a simultaneous increase in the share of profits to pay dividends says structural problems in the Russian economy, which can not be solved only by methods of monetary and fiscal policy, said the chairman of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina during the International Banking Congress.

“We need capital in the economy, and when I see now, for example, earnings trends and the dynamics of dividend payments, I was very wary that we gains falls, and the capitalization of profit falls, too, that there is some leaving in dividend increases. This shows some overall structural problems in the economy “, – said Nabiullina.

” So the question of economic recovery can not be solved only by the methods of monetary policy and fiscal policy. Once again, that, in deciding on the DCT, we’ll consider all of the balance of risks and, of course, the risks associated with the economic slowdown, addresses the most serious attention, “- she said.