In February 2023, nearly 935 thousand credit cards were issued in Russia with an increase of 7.8% compared to the previous month, transmits Referring to the press service of the National Bureau of Credit History (NBKI), RT. At the same time, this figure decreased by 16.2% compared to the same period of the previous year.
“Since August 2022, the number of new credit cards issued has been falling fundamentally. This dynamic is primarily explained by the fact that, against the background of general uncertainty, borrowers, as a rule, choose a savings model of financial behavior and do not try to increase their liabilities, ”the interlocutor of RT concluded.
In February 2023, the largest number of credit cards was issued in Moscow (69 thousand), Moscow region (51.1 thousand), Krasnodar Territory (34.9 thousand), St. Petersburg (34.6 thousand) and the Republic of Bashkortostan (33.4 thousand).
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