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7. Cash and Cash Equivalents

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In billions of Russian Roubles 2012 2011
Cash on hand 680.8 438.7
Cash balances with the Bank of Russia (other than mandatory reserve deposits) 260.4 51.3
Correspondent accounts and placements with other banks with original maturities up to 30 days:
  • Russian Federation
53.1 25.3
  • Other countries
215.4 88.6
Reverse-repo agreements with original maturities up to 30 days 81.1 21.7
Total cash and cash equivalents 1,290.8 625.6

Correspondent accounts and placements with other banks and reverse-repo agreements with original maturities up to 30 days mostly represent balances with the top and well-known foreign and Russian banks and financial companies. Analysis by credit quality of the balances with counterparty banks and financial companies at 31 December 2012 made on the basis of ratings of international rating agencies is as follows:

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In billions of Russian Roubles Investment rating Speculative rating Not rated Total
Correspondent accounts and placements with other banks with original maturities up to 30 days:
  • Russian Federation
32.8 0.4 19.9 53.1
  • Other countries
191.1 10.7 13.6 215.4
Reverse-repo agreements with original maturities up to 30 days 24.0 22.1 35.0 81.1
Total correspondent accounts and placements with other banks and reverse-repo agreements with original maturity up to 30 days 247.9 33.2 68.5 349.6

Analysis by credit quality of the balances with counterparty banks and financial companies at 31 December 2011 made on the basis of ratings of international rating agencies is as follows:

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In billions of Russian Roubles Investment rating Speculative rating Not rated Total
Correspondent accounts and placements with other banks with original maturities up to 30 days:
  • Russian Federation
7.1 3.7 14.5 25.3
  • Other countries
69.6 18.2 0.8 88.6
Reverse-repo agreements with original maturities up to 30 days 1.7 16.1 3.9 21.7
Total correspondent accounts and placements with other banks and reverse-repo agreements with original maturity up to 30 days 78.4 38.0 19.2 135.6

Rating definitions in the tables above represent the rating scale developed by the international rating agencies.

Refer to   for the information on amounts in cash and cash equivalents which are collateralised by securities received under reverse sale and repurchase agreements.

As at 31 December 2012 and 31 December 2011 all cash and cash equivalents are neither past due nor impaired.

Currency and maturity analyses of cash and cash equivalents are disclosed in Note 32. The information on related party balances is disclosed in Note 37.

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