Article Summary In August 2017, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) Announced

Article Summary
In August 2017, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) announced plans to bail out Otkritie, the country's seventh-largest bank, raising fears of a nationwide crisis in the banking sector. Otkritie Bank had grown rapidly in recent years, with the acquisitions of smaller banks, non-pension funds, insurers, and even a diamond business, prompting the CBRs first deputy chairman to refer to the bank's business practices as "questionable". While not stating a specific amount to be spent on the bailout, the CBR did say it planned to take a minimum 75 percent stake in the bank.

-Refer to the Article Summary. The CBR's announcement in August 2017 of its intention to bail out Otkritie Bank raised fears of a nationwide banking crisis in Russia. Fears of a banking crisis have been known to lead to a bank run, a situation in which

A) a majority of the shareholders in a bank decide to sell off all their shares of stock.
B) many depositors simultaneously decide to withdraw money from a bank.
C) a majority of the bank's loans go into default all at once.
D) a bank stops paying interest on all of its interest-bearing accounts.