{"id":168397,"date":"2025-12-16T12:52:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/168397\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"bielstat-corporate-debt-up-27-3-percent-in-january-october","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/168397\/","title":{"rendered":"Bie\u0142stat: corporate debt up 27.3 percent in January-October"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>December 16, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian companies\u2019 profitability of goods sold (profit percentage) was 8.4 percent and return on sales 6.9 percent in the first ten months of 2025, according to <em>Pozirk<\/em>\u2018s analysis of the National Statistical Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both figures rose by 0.4 and 0.3 percent, respectively, compared to the same period in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Debts to Belarusian companies for goods sold on credit (accounts receivable) rose by 27.2 percent to 99.1 billion rubels ($33.8 billion) on November 1. This includes 11.3 billion rubels in overdue debts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian companies\u2019 debts (accounts payable) increased by 27.3 percent to 117 billion rubels. The overdue debts of enterprises amounted to 12.5 billion rubels.<\/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\/06\/magazin-torgovlia-1prof.by-1128-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/magazin-torgovlia-1prof.by-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/magazin-torgovlia-1prof.by-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/magazin-torgovlia-1prof.by-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/magazin-torgovlia-1prof.by-1128-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/magazin-torgovlia-1prof.by-1128.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Retail trade growth slowing down for eight consecutive months<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 16, Pozirk. Retail trade growth has been slowing down since April, with a 7.1-percent increase year on year in January-November to 92.6 billion rubels (about $31.6 billion), the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) said. In January, retail trade rose by &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/168392\">\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>December 16, Pozirk. Belarusian companies\u2019 profitability of goods sold (profit percentage) was 8.4 percent and return on sales 6.9 percent in the first ten months of 2025, according to Pozirk\u2018s analysis of the National Statistical Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data. Both figures rose by 0.4 and 0.3 percent, respectively, compared to the same period in 2024. 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