Bank of Russia lends to banks, so banks lend to the State

The Russian state lost its bond buyers in July, and the banks that were supposed to buy them are losing seven months of deposits. The gap has been filled by the central bank, which has become the main provider of liquidity to the banking system. The chain has four links: people are withdrawing money from banks; banks are running out of free liquidity; the state can no longer sell its bonds; the central bank is lending money to banks on the collateral of government securities.

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