{"id":204879,"date":"2026-09-23T12:47:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/204879\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T12:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:47:28","slug":"unprofitable-companies-up-3-7-percent-in-five-years","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/204879\/","title":{"rendered":"Unprofitable companies up 3.7 percent in five years"},"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>September 23,\u00a0<em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0The share of unprofitable companies in Belarus reached 20.2 percent in January-July, up 3.7 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 recorded in all regions except Mahilo\u016d, where the share of loss-making companies fell from 17.9 percent to 17.5 percent. Minsk posted the highest rate, with nearly one in four companies operating at a loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aggregate debt of Belarus\u2019 economic entities increased by 12.6 percent year on year to 68.8 billion rubels ($22.8 billion) on August 1, with overdue debt dropping to 386 million 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\/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\">Belarusian companies\u2019 CapEx rise by 11.5 percent in first eight months<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 21, Pozirk. Belarusian companies\u2019 capital expenditures rose by 11.5 percent year on year in the first eight months to 36.9 billion rubels ($13 billion), according to the National Statistics Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data. Private companies accounted for 52.9 percent of &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/204595\">\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>September 23,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0The share of unprofitable companies in Belarus reached 20.2 percent in January-July, up 3.7 percentage points from the same period in 2021, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of National Statistics Committee (Bie\u0142stat) data. The trend was recorded in all regions except Mahilo\u016d, where the share of loss-making companies fell from 17.9 percent to 17.5 percent. 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