Lending conditions in Russia have tightened in recent months, but there is no sign yet that Western sanctions have led to a sharp drop in bank lending to the wider economy or a credit crunch on the scale of that experienced in 2008. That being said, with a large burden of external debt due to mature before the end of this year, credit conditions are likely to deteriorate further in the months ahead.
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