HANOI, June 30 (Xinhua) -- About 75,900 enterprises were estimated to be formed in Vietnam in the first half of this year, posting a decrease of 0.5 percent year-on-year, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday.
The registered capital of the new enterprises declined 19.8 percent on year to 707.5 trillion Vietnamese dong (29.9 billion U.S. dollars), the news agency reported, citing the General Statistics Office.
Compared to the same period last year, the formation of new firms decreased 6.5 percent in the industry and construction sector, rose 2.1 percent in the services sector, and declined 25.5 percent in the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector.
Between January and June, nearly 37,700 firms that previously ceased operations due to difficulties, resumed their activities, down 7.4 percent on the year. However, in the same period, around 16,700 firms were estimated to withdraw from the market each month, according to the office.
The number of newly registered firms in 2022 jumped 27.1 percent to around 148,500 from 2021. ■
