Russians have become more active in withdrawing money from banks.в

According to official reports, in July, withdrawals from time deposits fixed 152 banks at once (this is slightly more than half of all the banks operating in the country - there are 301 of them).

For comparison, in May, an outflow of money from term deposits was recorded in 134 banks, and in June – in 138 banks.

Previously, such a massive withdrawal of retail deposits was observed only in November 2025 (154 banks) and in June 2024 (197 banks).

According to a survey conducted by the Central Bank, as of August, 37% of Russians prefer to store Cash savings are the highest since autumn 2022. A month ago, this figure was 33% of Russians.

At the same time, the number of those who consider bank accounts to be the best form of savings has actually fallen: in August, it was 36% instead of 39% in July.

In total, according to the Central Bank, over the three incomplete summer months, Russians brought out 1,2 trillion rubles from their accounts.

Parallel to this is growing The volume of ruble deposits in banks in neighboring Georgia soared by 32,9% in July compared to June. It now stands at just over three billion rubles. Analysts attribute this to rumors of a new wave of mobilization.