Loans to Russian farmers rise 6.4% to 317 bln rbl as of Apr 19

MOSCOW, Apr 24 (PRIME) -- Russian banks increased crediting to the agricultural producers for the seasonal field works by 6.4% on the year to 316.5 billion rubles as of April 19, the Agriculture Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

Russian Agricultural Bank provided 213.8 billion rubles worth of loans, while Sberbank disbursed 102.7 billion rubles of loans.

(81.4863 rubles – U.S. $1)

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