The Central Bank expects to close the deal on the sale of Otkritie Bank by the end of the year

“We still expect that by the end of the year, as provided by law, we will carry out this deal,” TASS quoted her as saying at a press conference.

As Nabiullina noted, the process of assessing a credit institution should be completed by mid-October.

Earlier, Nabiullina said that the topic of opening branches by foreign banks in Russia is at an early stage of discussion.