{"id":180243,"date":"2026-03-20T13:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/180243\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:07:15","slug":"bielstat-belarusian-companies-capex-down-1-5-percent-in-january-february","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/180243\/","title":{"rendered":"Bie\u0142stat: Belarusian companies\u2019 CapEx down 1.5 percent in January-February"},"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\/2025\/10\/kalkulator_aaron_lefler_unsplash.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kalkulator_aaron_lefler_unsplash.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kalkulator_aaron_lefler_unsplash-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kalkulator_aaron_lefler_unsplash-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kalkulator_aaron_lefler_unsplash-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kalkulator_aaron_lefler_unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Aaron Lefler \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 20, Pozirk. <\/strong>Belarusian companies\u2019 capital expenditures dropped by 1.5 percent year on year in the first two months of 2026 to 6.5 billion rubles (about $2.2 billion), according to the National Statistics Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data analyzed by <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Private companies accounted for nearly 54 percent, while state and foreign-owned companies accounted for 40.6 and 5.6 percent, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies based in Minsk accounted for the largest share with 23 percent, followed by the Minsk region with 20.9 percent, while the Viciebsk and Mahilo\u016d regions concluded the list with 9.5 and 9.2 percent, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, CapEx amounted to 56 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\/04\/stroitelnyj_kran_artem_labunsky_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/stroitelnyj_kran_artem_labunsky_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/stroitelnyj_kran_artem_labunsky_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/stroitelnyj_kran_artem_labunsky_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/stroitelnyj_kran_artem_labunsky_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/stroitelnyj_kran_artem_labunsky_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\">Housing construction plunges 34.3 percent in January-February<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 18, Pozirk. Nearly 344,0000 square meters of residential floor space were commissioned in the first two months of 2026 in Belarus, down 34.3 percent year on year, according to Pozirk&#039;s analysis of the National Statistical Committee&#039;s (Bie\u0142stat) data. The &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/179840\">\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>March 20, Pozirk. Belarusian companies\u2019 capital expenditures dropped by 1.5 percent year on year in the first two months of 2026 to 6.5 billion rubles (about $2.2 billion), according to the National Statistics Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data analyzed by Pozirk. 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