The central bank has estimated profit of banks in 2011

They will increase lending and make good money. Director of the department of banking regulation and supervision of the Central Bank Alexey Simanovsky predicted that next year the bankers will earn about 500 billion rubles., Reports RIA Novosti. This amount is similar to the plan this year. Trend will develop a credit system. According to calculations by the Central Bank, the institution of the country will increase in 2011, the size of their loan portfolios by 20-25% (this year's growth is expected to reach 10-15%). According to the ten months of this year, bank loan portfolios of individuals and non-financial corporations grew by 9,4%, and the legal person took credit on 9,2% more than before. Simanovsky called another "growth point" of the banking system: from January to October, the volume of deposits of the population has increased by 21,3%. Probably, this trend, despite a decline in interest rates will continue in the future. During the reporting period, the assets of domestic banks have added to the financial weight of 8,4%, but the size of their capital fell 0.2%. This is a negative factor, because in 2012 the minimum capital level should rise from the current 90 million to 180 million rubles. But this temporary measure, until the year 2015 market regulators can raise this figure to 250 million rubles. The banks have no choice: they will have to grow or close.