In St. Petersburg, the number of debt disputes involving businesses has increased. In 2025, the number of decisions of the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region mentioning a lease increased compared to 2024 from 1190 to 1900, reports Deloboi Petersburg. The main driver for growth is lease disputes: in the entire country they increased by 60%. A similar situation was observed in the loan sector. The St. Petersburg Small and Medium Business Loan Assistance Fund in 2025 was a party to 62 disputes, while a year earlier there were 54. Also in 2025 the number of disputes related to transportation will increase. According to experts who were interviewed for the publication, the increase in the number of debt procedures is due to the high cost of debt financing and a general deterioration in the solvency of the companies. Maxim Stolov / Vodomosti Telegram | maximum.

In St. Petersburg, the number of debt disputes involving businesses has increased. In 2025, the number of decisions of the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region mentioning a lease increased compared to 2024 from 1190 to 1900, reports Deloboi Petersburg. The main driver for growth is lease disputes: in the entire country they increased by 60%. A similar situation was observed in the loan sector. The St. Petersburg Small and Medium Business Loan Assistance Fund in 2025 was a party to 62 disputes, while a year earlier there were 54. Also in 2025 the number of disputes related to transportation will increase. According to experts who were interviewed for the publication, the increase in the number of debt procedures is due to the high cost of debt financing and a general deterioration in the solvency of the companies. Maxim Stolov / Vodomosti Telegram | maximum.