{"id":177132,"date":"2026-02-25T16:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177132\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarus-reports-rise-in-proportion-of-unprofitable-companies","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177132\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus reports rise in proportion of unprofitable companies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>February 25, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>The share of unprofitable economic entities, excluding small businesses, increased by 1.5 percent to 13.3 percent in 2025 from 11.8 percent in 2024, according to <em>Pozirk\u2019s<\/em> analysis of the National Statistics Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trend was observed in all regions and the city of Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian capital and the Minsk region posted a rise of 2.8 percent and 2 percent year on year, respectively. The Viciebsk region reported the sharpest increase of 3 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average return on sales of the country\u2019s entities rose by 0.6 percent percentage point to 6.8 percent in 2025.<\/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_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.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\">More companies post losses in Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 25, Pozirk. The share of unprofitable companies, except for small businesses, rose in Belarus to 17 percent in January\u2013July from 13.9 percent in the first seven months of 2024, according to National Statistical Committee.<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/157175\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 25, Pozirk. The share of unprofitable economic entities, excluding small businesses, increased by 1.5 percent to 13.3 percent in 2025 from 11.8 percent in 2024, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of the National Statistics Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data. The trend was observed in all regions and the city of Minsk. 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