May 02, 2019 | 21:51 (GMT+7)
Over 43,300 new firms set up in four months
As many as 43,305 new enterprises with total registered capital of VND 542.4 trillion (USD 32.32 billion) were established in the first four months of 2019, up 4.9 percent in the number of firms and 31.7 percent in capital, according to the General Statistics Offices (GSO).
Average registered capital of a firm was VND 12.5 billion (USD 537.5 million), a rise of 25 percent over the same period last year, reported the office.
The total number of employees working in the new companies is 440,100, a year on year increase of 35.2 percent.
The new companies’ registered capital helped raise the total new investment poured into the economy in the period to VND 1.41 trillion (USD 60.8 billion), which included VND 872 trillion (USD 37.49 billion) added into the operating companies.
Up to 17,463 companies resumed their operations in the period, up 52.6 percent against the same time last year, raising the total number of operating firms to nearly 60,800.
Source: VNA