Banking Week: from confusion with the money to aggravation of electronic purses

Monday: Detained banker who helped illegally cashed 500 million rubles. Department of Economic Security Russian Interior Ministry circulated information on the detention of a leading specialist in one of Moscow banks Meri Tevanyan. "Tevanyan assisted in transferring funds to the accounts of fictitious organizations and figureheads of individual entrepreneurs, to monitor the transit of cash flows involved in crediting funds to the bank card for subsequent unlawful cashing" - said the representative office. A little later, representatives of the bank, which operates the suspects, spread information that "there is nothing criminal in the actions of its employee is not found." Tuesday: Bankers write to the President. Heads of major banks in the country wrote a letter to the president of the Association of regional banks Anatoly Aksakov and president of the Association of Russian Banks Garegin Tosunyanu requesting the establishment of a unified professional organization. The document was a signatory to the head of Sberbank, VTB, VEB, Alfa-Bank and Gazprombank. The first person lending institutions believe that is necessary to consolidate forces to raise competitiveness in light of a single financial center in Russia's capital. Wednesday: Tax counted 385 billionaires in Russia. As a result of declarative company in 2010 the Federal Tax Service has counted 385 Russian citizens who have incomes above the 1 billion rubles., Said Deputy Minister Svetlana Andryushchenko. Representatives of the fiscal service point reduction in the number of declarants who have a high income level: in comparison with 2009, Russia has 15% less billionaires and 40% of people with an income of 1 to 10 million rubles. Thursday: Contributions of the population is about to exceed 10 billion rubles. By March 1, 2011 in the accounts of the Russians had accumulated 9.93 trillion rubles. Sign up to overcome the mark of 10 trillion rubles. requires 70 billion rubles. "Probably, April 1, we have already seen the 11 th trillion in bank deposits", - said representative of the Central Mikhail Sukhov. Deposit Insurance Agency expects the current year growth of savings at 26-28%. In 2010, deposits increased in volume by 31,2%. Inflows to a large extent can be provided Sberbank, which last February the contributions were supplemented by 108 billion rubles. Approximately the same increase can be expected from all the other banks in Russia. Friday: E-wallets get fatter. The number of active users of electronic money in 2010 increased by 50%, according to the association "Electronic money". During this period, people filled up their virtual wallet to 70 billion rubles., Whereas in 2009 this figure stood at 40 billion rubles. Total number registered in Russia about 30 million owners of electronic purses. According to the forecasts of the professional community, in 2011 the Russians could double to increase the completion of their electronic wallets - to December revenue will reach 140 billion rubles. Bank of the week - "Master-Bank". Lending institution could return to the board of directors Igor Putin, a cousin of the Prime Minister, who left the bank in December last year. Balance of exchange: the past week the dollar gained 30 cents, reaching 28.47 rubles., While the euro has risen in price by 66 kopecks to 39.40 rubles.