Russian courts declared 3,547 companies bankrupt in the first half of 2026 — 10.8% more than last year. After years of decline, corporate bankruptcies are on the rise. Another increase of 20.8% was recorded in the observation procedures: 2968 compared to 2457. The next turn for arbitration is already lined up. The government's decisions will make the existence of the debtor more expensive. Almost half of all known foot attacks occur in commerce and construction. If we take into account the risk based on the number of factories operating in the industry, the energy industry is at the top: and Domosti calculated that the risk is 4.2 times higher than the average. In housing and communal services it is 3.2 times, in construction - 2.1 times, in mining - about 2 times. In the field of energy, the contractor pays for the equipment long before the final payment. An expensive loan can eat into his future earnings. A loan can turn a deferred payment into a disaster. On October 23, the Central Bank of Russia kept the interest rate at 14% per year. The borrower is obligated to service the debt until payment is received from the customer. Refinancing on expensive terms adds interest costs even to a completed project. Prolonged circulation of funds leaves service companies vulnerable. The credit statistics catch this problem before the court decision. According to a review by the Small Business Loan Assistance Fund in Moscow, by July 1, late payments by SMEs reached 655.8 billion rubles, after an 11.6% increase from the beginning of the year. There were 105 thousand borrowers with late payments, an increase of 17.9%. The loan portfolio for small and medium-sized businesses amounted to 15.68 trillion rubles, almost the same as a year earlier. Payment violations among borrowers are increasing. A specific bankruptcy may have other reasons. At the same time, the authorities cut the financial support. According to a study by the Rudinoff Group, in January-June entrepreneurs received financial measures together with guarantees of 142.32 billion rubles compared to 164.86 billion a year ago. The amount decreased by 13.7%, while the number of recipients increased by 10.8%.

Russian courts declared 3,547 companies bankrupt in the first half of 2026 — 10.8% more than last year. After years of decline, corporate bankruptcies are on the rise. Another increase of 20.8% was recorded in the observation procedures: 2968 compared to 2457. The next turn for arbitration is already lined up. The government's decisions will make the existence of the debtor more expensive. Almost half of all known foot attacks occur in commerce and construction. If we take into account the risk based on the number of factories operating in the industry, the energy industry is at the top: and Domosti calculated that the risk is 4.2 times higher than the average. In housing and communal services it is 3.2 times, in construction - 2.1 times, in mining - about 2 times. In the field of energy, the contractor pays for the equipment long before the final payment. An expensive loan can eat into his future earnings. A loan can turn a deferred payment into a disaster. On October 23, the Central Bank of Russia kept the interest rate at 14% per year. The borrower is obligated to service the debt until payment is received from the customer. Refinancing on expensive terms adds interest costs even to a completed project. Prolonged circulation of funds leaves service companies vulnerable. The credit statistics catch this problem before the court decision. According to a review by the Small Business Loan Assistance Fund in Moscow, by July 1, late payments by SMEs reached 655.8 billion rubles, after an 11.6% increase from the beginning of the year. There were 105 thousand borrowers with late payments, an increase of 17.9%. The loan portfolio for small and medium-sized businesses amounted to 15.68 trillion rubles, almost the same as a year earlier. Payment violations among borrowers are increasing. A specific bankruptcy may have other reasons. At the same time, the authorities cut the financial support. According to a study by the Rudinoff Group, in January-June entrepreneurs received financial measures together with guarantees of 142.32 billion rubles compared to 164.86 billion a year ago. The amount decreased by 13.7%, while the number of recipients increased by 10.8%.