Within a week of its attack on Georgia, Russia recorded a capital outflow of $16 billion, which has since increased to $30 billion. This is a small sum relative to Russia’s currency reserves, but plenty for the underdeveloped banking system, which experienced a severe credit squeeze.
在进攻格鲁吉亚的那一周之内，俄罗斯就出现了160亿美元的资本外流，自那时起外流总额已高达300亿美金。虽然相对俄罗斯的货币储备这只是一个小数目，但对于该国欠发达的银行体系而言这已属巨额，并由此造成了银行系统的信贷紧缩。