OREANDA-NEWS  The dollar—ruble combination turned out to be the most popular among Russians' foreign currency savings. This was reported by the newspaper.Ru" with reference to the research conducted by Romir Holding.

It turned out that 51 percent of Russian residents do not have any savings at all. For those who have them and are formed in rubles, it increased to 41 percent in the third quarter of this year. Only seven percent of Russians save exclusively in foreign currency. A year ago, this figure reached eight percent.

In addition, it turned out that 38 percent of Russians who have acquired savings will have enough for three months. Those who can boast of a financial reserve for a period of three months to six months — 29 percent. Also, 20 percent of respondents will be able to live on their savings for six months to a year, and 14 percent for more than a year.

There are forecasts that citizens' savings in Russian banks may grow to 56.3 trillion rubles by the end of 2024. It is expected that this will be a new record.