OREANDA-NEWS. April 11, 2012. The overdue debt of Belarusian enterprises to foreign companies increased 8.8% in January 2012 to USD 363.5 million as of February 1, 2012, the National Statistics Committee told reporters.

Belarus’ overdue debt to Russian companies rose 16.3% in January 2011 to USD 92.9 million, whereas debts to non-Russian enterprises within the CIS were up 1.2% to USD 13.4 million.

Belarus’ overdue debt to non-CIS companies was up 6.7% to USD 257.2 million.

Foreign companies’ overdue debt to Belarusian enterprises went down 2.6% in January 2012 to USD 318.6 million.

Russian companies’ overdue debt to Belarus reduced 3% to USD 157.9 million as of February 1, 2012. The overdue debt of non-Russian enterprises within the CIS grew 49.8% to USD 70.8 million.

Non-CIS companies’ overdue debt to Belarus was at USD 89.8 million as of February 1, 2011, down 23.2% since early 2011.

Belarus’ overdue external corporate debt was 14.1% higher than foreign companies’ liabilities to this country as of February 1, 2012.