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Central Bank Says Greek Debt Crisis Not a Threat to Russian Banks — Report

A No supporter flashes a victory sign before a Greek flag atop the parliament in Athens, Greece, July 5, 2015.

The Russian central bank said on Sunday that the Greek debt crisis did not pose a threat to the Russian banking system, TASS news agency reported, citing a statement from the central bank's press service.

The central bank also said the size of Russian banks' assets in Greece as of April 1 this year was around $14 million.

"The size of the direct investments of Russia's non-financial sector in the Greek economy is also not large," the bank said in a statement to TASS. 

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