Sberbank CFO attributes summer corporate lending surge to one-time factors, downplaying inflation risk

Sberbank's CFO Taras Skvortsov said the acceleration in corporate lending during the summer, flagged by the Bank of Russia as pro-inflationary, was driven by one-time factors. This suggests the central bank may see less need for aggressive tightening, but the claim is unverified and could be an attempt to influence policy expectations.