On the whole, firms, rather than households, have borne the brunt of the credit squeeze in Emerging Europe. In fact, lending to consumers has already started to pick up in those countries with relatively healthy banking sectors. But the bigger point remains that there will be no quick return to the easy credit conditions seen over the past decade anywhere in the region.
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