{"id":171640,"date":"2026-01-14T18:07:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171640\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"companies-overdue-debts-rise-by-18-1-percent-in-january-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171640\/","title":{"rendered":"Companies\u2019 overdue debts rise by 18.1 percent in January-December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>January 14,<\/strong><em> <strong>Pozirk.<\/strong><\/em> Belarusian companies\u2019 profitability of goods sold (profit percentage) was 8.4 percent and return on sales 6.9 percent in the first 11 months of 2025, according to <em>Pozirk\u2019s<\/em> analysis of the National Statistical Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both figures rose by 0.5 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 27.1 percent to 100.8 billion rubels ($34.6 billion) on December 1. This includes 11.4 billion rubels in overdue debts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian companies\u2019 debts (accounts payable) increased by 27.4 percent to 120 billion rubels. The overdue debts rose by 18.1 percent year on year to 12.4 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\/2025\/06\/alkogol_pyanstvo_Michal_Jarmoluk_pixabay_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alkogol_pyanstvo_Michal_Jarmoluk_pixabay_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alkogol_pyanstvo_Michal_Jarmoluk_pixabay_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alkogol_pyanstvo_Michal_Jarmoluk_pixabay_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alkogol_pyanstvo_Michal_Jarmoluk_pixabay_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alkogol_pyanstvo_Michal_Jarmoluk_pixabay_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\">Nearly 50 companies licensed to import alcoholic beverages in Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 14, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 antimonopoly ministry has issued licenses to 48 companies to import alcoholic beverages in the country. The number has risen from 39 last year. The list of importers has yet to be approved by Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/171632\">\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>January 14, Pozirk. Belarusian companies\u2019 profitability of goods sold (profit percentage) was 8.4 percent and return on sales 6.9 percent in the first 11 months of 2025, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of the National Statistical Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data. Both figures rose by 0.5 and 0.3 percent, respectively, compared to the same period in 2024. 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