Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ22540

Credit Risk and Non-Performing Assets in Russian Banking Sector Since 1990’s: An Analytical View

Authors(1) :-Dr. Raj Yadav

Finance and growth goes hand in hand, it is a general phenomenon and thereby it becomes pertinent to have satisfactory and sufficient availability of finance for the economic growth and banks that acts as an intermediary between depositors and borrowers helps in facilitating and smoothing the process of growth. Banks in this process of providing service earns profit in the shape of interest margins and if the borrowers do not repay back (NPL) the principle and interest on time then it affects banks profitability and bank accumulates NPL. Russian banking sector too suffers from the problem of NPLs, hence it is important to manage this issue through proper credit risk management.

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. Raj Yadav
Assistant Professor CRCAS SIS Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Credit Risk, Non-Performing, Assets, Russian, Banking, Sector, Since, Analytical, View.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 5 | Issue 3 | May-June 2022
Date of Publication : 2022-06-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 62-68
Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ22540
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

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Dr. Raj Yadav, "Credit Risk and Non-Performing Assets in Russian Banking Sector Since 1990’s: An Analytical View", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 5, Issue 3, pp.62-68, May-June.2022
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