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IMF tells Russia to assess extent of bad loans

By Charles Clover in Moscow

Published: June 2 2009 02:23 | Last updated: June 2 2009 02:23

The International Monetary Fund on Monday called on Russia’s central bank to start stress testing domestic banks as loan delinquencies rise.

“The CBR does not have a full picture of the situation in the banking system, and plans for how to ensure that the banks are adequately capitalised still need to be formalised,” Poul Thomsen, deputy director of the IMF’s European department, warned at a press conference in Moscow.

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