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Banks Throw Money at Russians in Shadows to Beat Loan Clampdown

  • New rules to slow retail loan growth target grey economy
  • About 12% of Russians’ income is undeclared, VTB estimates

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Russian lenders are handing out loans like they’re going out of style in advance of new regulations that will cut millions of informal wage earners out of the consumer lending market.