Credits granted to enterprises, organizations, banks and individuals

22.7. CREDITS GRANTED TO ENTERPRISES, ORGANIZATIONS, BANKS AND INDIVIDUALS(at the beginning of year; bln. RUR)

	Granted credits1) - total	of which to
	Granted credits1) - total	enterprises and organizations	banks	individuals
1999
Total	421.6	300.2	58.2	20.1
of which:
in RUR	123.2	99.59	12.84	10.6
in foreign currency	298.4	200.66	45.32	9.5
2001
Total	956.3	763.3	104.7	44.7
of which:
in RUR	588.3	507.38	44.76	34.56
in foreign currency	368.0	255.96	59.96	10.19
2002
Total	1467.5	1191.5	129.9	94.7
of which:
in RUR	972.64	822.12	68.16	78.45
in foreign currency	494.85	369.33	61.77	16.21
2003
Total	2028.9	1612.7	212.4	142.2
of which:
in RUR	1283.9	1056.9	107.8	115.9
in foreign currency	745.0	555.8	104.6	26.3
2004
Total	2910.2	2299.9	195.9	299.7
of which:
in RUR	1927.3	1542.0	112.7	246.2
in foreign currency	982.9	757.9	83.2	53.5
2005
Total	4228.0	3189.3	303.4	618.9
of which:
in RUR	3012.2	2308.0	160.2	525.4
in foreign currency	1215.8	881.3	143.2	93.5

1) Including credits advanced to foreign states and legal entities - non-residents.

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