Corporate Borrowings in 2017 and Q1 2018: the Bond Market Keeps Growing

Michael Khromov – Head of Department for Financial Studies of the Gaidar Institute; Senior Research fellow of the Center of Structural Research, Institute for Applied Economic Studies, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. Е-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Elizaveta Khudko – Senior Research fellow of the Budget Policy Department of the Gaidar Institute; Senior Research fellow of the Budget Policy Department, Institute for Applied Economic Studies, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Candidate of Economic Sciences. Е-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Early in 2018, growth rates of bank lending to non-financial institutions are gradually growing. The market of domestic bonded loans is building up its positions in the total funding of the real sector of the Russian economy. Issuers from the oil and gas sector occupy the leading position there.

Key words: Russian banking sector, corporate lending, financial restructuring of banks.