{"id":181734,"date":"2026-03-31T17:09:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/181734\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:09:55","slug":"belarusian-banks-profits-down-12-3-percent-year-on-year","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/181734\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian banks\u2019 profits down 12.3 percent year on year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>March 31, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian banks posted a combined profit of 524 million rubels (about $177.6 million) on March 1, down 12.3\u00a0percent year on year, according to <em>Pozirk\u2019<\/em>s analysis of central bank data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regulatory capital rose by 7.5 percent to 25 billion rubels. Assets exposed to credit risk climbed by 10.3 percent to 126.6 billion rubels, while non-performing assets rose by 0.5 percent to nearly 3 billion rubels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were 21 registered banks in Belarus on March 1.<\/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\"> 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\">Credit cheaper for companies in February<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 30, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 bank loans for companies became cheaper in February, dropping by 0.04 percentage points to 9.7 percent, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of data from the central bank. Bank interest rates for individuals rose by 0.2 percentage points &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/181626\">\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 31, Pozirk. Belarusian banks posted a combined profit of 524 million rubels (about $177.6 million) on March 1, down 12.3\u00a0percent year on year, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of central bank data. Regulatory capital rose by 7.5 percent to 25 billion rubels. 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