HCMC – Some 124,300 firms were newly established between January and November, pledged capital of over VND1,870 trillion, inching down 1.9% in number and up 19.3% in capital year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office.
During the 11-month period, the newly established companies had an average registered capital of VND15.1 billion, up 21.7% year-on-year. They also registered to recruit a total of 970,000 employees, down 14.7% year-on-year.
Besides, the number of firms that resumed operations rose by 10.7% year-on-year at 40,800. However, the period also witnessed a 15.6% rise in the number of enterprises suspending their operations, reaching some 93,500. Of the total, 15,400 companies completed procedures for dissolution, a year-on-year rise of 3.1%.
In addition, operational companies registered an additional VND3,086 trillion to fund their expansion plans, raising the total newly pledged capital to more than VND4,965 trillion during the period, up 35.1% year-on-year.
In November, the country saw some 13,100 newly-established firms with total pledged capital of VND284 trillion, up 7.3% and 72%, respectively, month-on-month. The new enterprises registered to employ 119,000 people, up 65.3% compared with the previous month.
Each new firm reportedly registered an average of VND21.8 billion in capital in November, a month-on-month increase of 60%, VietnamPlus news site reported.
Last month, over 5,310 firms returned to the local market, up 5.4% month-on-month and 59.8% year-on-year, while over 1,940 companies completed the procedures for dissolution, a year-on-year rise of 30.6%.
