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By mid-2023, the average mortgage repayment period in the country will increase to 25 years, and by the end of the year it will reach 27 years. This forecast was published by the experts of the Credit Rating Agency "NKR".

The volume of mortgage issuance in Russia has sharply decreased, and loan rates have crept up. This is evidenced by the statistics of the Central Bank.

From March 1, some Russian organizations will not be able to use foreign messengers when providing services. Among the messengers banned from use are Discord, Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, Snapchat, Telegram, Threema, Viber, WhatsApp and WeChat.

The Association of Banks of Russia has decided to appeal to Roskomnadzor with a request not to impose a ban on communication of credit institutions with customers via Telegram.

The Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Elvira Nabiullina, said that the specialists of the Bank of Russia do not see technological risks in using Telegram channels as a means of communication between Russian banks and customers.

The press service of Sberbank announced the start of work in the Crimea. According to the report of the credit institution, in the first half of 2023, branches will appear in major cities of the region. The first ATMs have already been installed on the territory of the peninsula.

The Chinese payment system Unionpay has introduced daily and annual limits on cash withdrawals from its cards issued by banks of the Russian Federation. Restrictions apply to cashing out outside of Russia.