{"id":208589,"date":"2026-10-22T20:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/208589\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T20:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:20:14","slug":"belarus-reports-4-percent-rise-in-unprofitable-companies-since-2021","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/208589\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus reports 4-percent rise in unprofitable companies since 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 22, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>The share of unprofitable companies in Belarus reached 20.2 percent in January-August, up 4.1 percentage points from the same period in 2021, according to <em>Pozirk<\/em>\u2019s analysis of National Statistics Committee (Bie\u0142stat) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trend was observed in all regions and the city of Minsk. The Homiel region posted the sharpest increase in loss-making companies at 7.3 percent, followed by the Viciebsk region with 4.2 percent and the city of Minsk with 3.7 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average return on sales of businesses fell by 1.3 percentage points to 6.9 percent in this period.<\/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\">State companies&#039; loan arrears reported up 8.7 times in January-August<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 31, Pozirk. The government-funded sector of Belarus\u2019 economy owed 197.6 million rubels ($64.5 million) in overdue debts on loans from commercial banks as of September 1, 2026, 8.7 times more than in the same period of the previous year, &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/205819\">\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>October 22, Pozirk. The share of unprofitable companies in Belarus reached 20.2 percent in January-August, up 4.1 percentage points from the same period in 2021, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of National Statistics Committee (Bie\u0142stat) data. The trend was observed in all regions and the city of Minsk. 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