in February, residents of Siberia increased their savings by 11 billion rubles / Society news of Krasnoyarsk and the Krasnoyarsk Territory / Newslab.Ru

At the end of February, the volume of funds in deposits and savings accounts of Siberian residents with VTB increased by 11.1 billion rubles (+1.4%) to 808.2 billion rubles.

The leading dynamics are demonstrated by the savings of residents of the Republic of Tyva, Krasnoyarsk Territory, and the Republics of Khakassia and Altai. In terms of absolute growth values, the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Irkutsk and Novosibirsk regions are leading.

For the country as a whole, according to VTB, the total market volume of liabilities in February also increased by 2% (+1.3 trillion rubles). The total volume of funds raised reached 65.9 trillion rubles. The main driver of market growth remains deposits and savings accounts in Russian currency. At the end of February, the portfolio of ruble savings of Russians exceeded 62.5 trillion, adding 2% (+1.2 trillion rubles).

According to VTB forecasts, in the first half of the year the savings market will continue to grow steadily but moderately – by about 1-2% monthly. A slowdown is expected in the second half of the year. By the end of 2026, the total market volume of liabilities of Russians will increase by 10%.

As VTB noted, this year the market will be determined by two global trends. On the one hand, investors will strive to fix rates for long periods, given the downward dynamics of the key rate. On the other hand, there is increasing interest in savings accounts, which, due to the capitalization of interest, often provide higher returns than traditional deposits.