The Bank of Russia "cleans" the exchange offices

The number of exchange offices in Russia almost halved in the first five months of 2010 - up to 369, said Thursday RIA Novosti director of the department of licensing and financial rehabilitation of credit institutions of the Bank of Russia, Mikhail Sukhov. In February this year, leaders of the Central Bank announced their intention to reduce the number of exchangers in the Russian Federation. May 10, the Central Bank has ceased to register new exchangers, and 1 of the first of October, all existing currency exchange must either expand their activities from other operations or close down. The vast majority of exchange offices based in Moscow. According Sukhova, on 1 June in the capital remained 300 exchangers, while as of January 1 there were 579. The total number of points of banking services in Russia as a whole has risen to 246 with 24 thousand 23 thousand 622 at the beginning of the year. At the same time Moscow is 6000 164 banking offices, while on 1 January 6000 there were 34. "The number of heat exchangers is reduced and the number of service points is growing slightly slower pace in Moscow and a little more in Russia. In general, the trend persists. Not all the exchange offices open operating cash, it was expected",