Russia's narrow monetary base down $3.9 bln in week

MOSCOW, February 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's narrowly-defined monetary base stood at 3,755.4 billion rubles ($103.5 billion) as of February 2, down 140.7 billion rubles ($3.9 billion) in the week from January 26, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) said Friday.

According to the Bank, the monetary base (narrow definition) consists of the currency issued by the bank, including cash in vaults of credit institutions, and required reserves balances on ruble deposits with the Central Bank.