Russian Retail Lending Volume Grows 13.7% Year-on-Year

11:53; 08 September 2026 year

### Russian Banks Grant 1.096 Trillion Rubles in Retail Loans in August 2026 Russian banks issued retail loans worth 1.096 trillion rubles in August 2026, according to data from Frank RG cited by the business daily [Kommersant](https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8938752?max). Compared to July, the volume of loans increased by 3.2%, and compared to the same period last year, it rose by 13.7%. Since the beginning of the year, Russian banks have granted 7.8 trillion rubles in loans to Russian citizens, which is 1.4 times more than in the same period of 2025.

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