
head of the largest party credit market - Sberbank - German Gref told RIA Novosti: "We lifted our business plan figures for the volume of lending, making - as a priority - security and guarantee of return given us credit. " According to the head, "the crisis is systemic and protracted" and the bank must be ready "to work in the new reality." Commenting on the statement, economist of Bank Trust Yevgeny Nadorshin expressed the view that such measures Sberbank is a testament to "the recognition of the magnitude of the financial problems of Russian companies and the economy as a whole".