English-French translations for credit crunch

• pénurie de crédit
  Le Brésil va maintenant être victime de la pénurie de crédit et de la chute des prix des matières premières. Brazil will be hit now by the credit crunch and the fall in commodity prices.
  Nous savons tous que la pénurie de crédit a eu un impact direct sur les projets stratégiques. We all know that the credit crunch has had a direct impact on strategic projects.
  Qui aurait pu prévoir, il y a quelques années, l'ampleur des dégâts causés par la pénurie de crédit et ses conséquences? Who, a couple of years ago, would have foreseen the extent of the damage caused by the credit crunch and its consequences?
• resserrement de crédit

Definition of credit crunch

• A period of economic crisis in which credit and investment capital are difficult to obtain

Related words

• credit where credit's due
• credit crisis
• credit
• credit card
• credit rating agency
• credit institution
• credit rating
• credit account
• credit card debt