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FT leak: Western banks processed thousands of Russian payments via fintech A7
Financial Times World·RU · US · GB·about 19 hours ago
Russian banks' corporate loan portfolio rose 1.4% in August, with annual growth at 13.2%, per Central Bank data. The monthly pace is modest, suggesting continued but slowing credit expansion amid high rates. This signals steady, not accelerating, corporate borrowing in Russia.