{"id":152430,"date":"2025-08-25T12:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T09:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/152430\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarusian-companies-report-higher-losses-in-h1","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/152430\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian companies\u2019 report higher losses in H1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pustyje_karmany_freepik_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pustyje_karmany_freepik_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pustyje_karmany_freepik_1128x752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pustyje_karmany_freepik_1128x752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pustyje_karmany_freepik_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(freepik.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 25,<\/strong><em><strong> Pozirk.<\/strong> <\/em>The proportion of unprofitable companies, except for small businesses, rose to 16.2 percent in the first half of 2025 from 13 percent in the same period of 2024, according to <em>Pozirk&#8217;s <\/em>analysis of the National Statistics Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From January to June, the most loss-making entities were based in the city of Minsk and the Hrodna region. Their proportion rose by 4.5 points (from 17.4 percent to 21.9 percent) and 2.8 points (from 12.7 percent to 15.5 percent), respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mahilo\u016d region recorded the weakest increase, with growth edging up from 13.2 to 13.3 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The overall profitability of the country\u2019s entities rose by 0.1 percent to 6.8 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Profitability in the Viciebsk, Brest and Minsk regions grew between 0.3 and 3.9 percent, while the other regions saw declines, led by Hrodna with a 2.7-percent drop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_grayscale_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_grayscale_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_grayscale_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_grayscale_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_grayscale_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_grayscale_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Bie\u0142stat: corporate debt up 54 percent in H1<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 14, Pozirk. Belarusian companies\u2019 profitability of goods sold (profit percentage) was 8.3 percent and return on sales 6.8 percent in the first half of 2025, according to Pozirk&#039;s analysis of the National Statistical Committee&#039;s (Bie\u0142stat) data. Both figures grew &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/151152\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 25, Pozirk. The proportion of unprofitable companies, except for small businesses, rose to 16.2 percent in the first half of 2025 from 13 percent in the same period of 2024, according to Pozirk&#8217;s analysis of the National Statistics Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data. From January to June, the most loss-making entities were based in the city [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":58435,"template":"","rubric":[21],"class_list":["post-152430","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarusian companies\u2019 report higher losses in H1 | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 25, Pozirk. 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