OREANDA-NEWS. September 3, 2012. The overdue debt of Belarusian enterprises to foreign companies increased 5.4% in January-June 2012 to USD 352.3 million as of July 1, 2012, the National Statistics Committee told.

Belarus’ overdue debt to Russian companies rose 11.1% in January-June 2012 to USD 88.8 million, whereas debts to non-Russian enterprises within the CIS were up 17.2% to USD 15.5 million.

Belarus’ overdue debt to non-CIS companies was up 2.9% to USD 248 million.

Foreign companies’ overdue debt to Belarusian enterprises went down 17% in January-June 2012 to USD 271.6 million.

Russian companies’ overdue debt to Belarus reduced 1.8% to USD 159.9 million as of July 1, 2012. The overdue debt of non-Russian enterprises within the CIS decreased 34% to USD 31.2 million.

Non-CIS companies’ overdue debt to Belarus was at USD 80.4 million as of July 1, 2012, down 31.2% since early 2012.

Belarus’ overdue external corporate debt was 29.7% higher than foreign companies’ liabilities to this country as of July 1, 2012.