“We need to extend the norm that... will work in July - the cooling period - to large loans... We propose starting with a million rubles,” RIA Novosti quotes her.

According to Nabiullina, the conditions need to be discussed, but there needs to be a gap between applying for a loan and receiving funds.

She also named the fight against credit fraud as one of the regulator’s priorities this year.

Earlier, the Bank of Russia announced the suppression of fraudulent thefts totaling 5.8 trillion rubles in 2023.