A woman counts money in a pawnshop in central Moscow November 14, 2008. Pawnbrokers in the Russian capital are enjoying the global credit crunch. The liquidity crisis has made persuading a bank to make a loan tougher everywhere but Russians are often quicker to seek alternative credit sources than consumers in other parts of the world. Many Muscovites are comfortable to go to pawnbrokers to get cash for their valuables. Picture taken November 14, 2008. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (REUTERS)