Participation of Foreign Capital in Banking System of the Russian Federation

Changes of them political situation in the world, introduction of economic sanctions in regard to the Russian Federation have changed the situation in banking system and have had an impact on the banks activities with foreign participation. The article examines possible variants of foreign capital in the banking system of the Russian Federation, presents the foreign and national practice of the Bank of Russias regulation of foreign investments into the banking sector beginning from 1991 till present. It shows the foreign capital role in own funds (capital), in assets of the Russian Federation banking sphere, in attracting monetary funds of private and legal entities in crediting the real economic sector. It notes that against the general background of decreasing number of the credit organizations of the Russian Federation there is a decrease of the number of the banks with foreign participation, their structural subdivisions. Beginning from 2013, there is a decrease of the foreign capital share. The aggregate charter capital of the national banking system manifests negative trends and other indicators of the banks activities with foreign participation. Beginning from 2014 and up till now, the role of the banks with foreign participation in the banking sector of the Russian Federation is beginning to go down.