Sberbank will cut rates for mortgages and auto loans by 1 percentage point starting March 1, the bank said, Vedomosti reported.
Mortgage rates will be reduced to between 12 and 14 percent.
According to a Sberbank CIB study, only 1 percent of the population can afford to buy an apartment without a loan, while 25 percent can purchase one with a loan. Sberbank accounts for 46 percent of the mortgage market.
The average ruble-denominated mortgage rate amounted to 12.7 percent at the beginning of 2013, according to Central Bank data.
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