Such enterprises are expected to hire about nearly 57,000 workers, down 22.1% compared with the same period in 2020.

The number of newly established enterprises in February was 8,038.

The first two months of 2021 saw the new establishment of over 18,000 firms, down 4% year on year, with a total number of registered workers of 173,000. The number of enterprises resuming operations was 11,033 (down 7.6%).

Additional registered capital in the economy was estimated to have reached over VND720.4 trillion (over US$31.2 billion) in the first two months of this year, up 12.4%.

The average capital of new companies was VND18.5 billion (over US$801,621), up 46.4%.

VN market stays positive amid regional downturn

Vietnamese shares stayed positive on Friday on the back of strong buying demand, contrasting the downturn of regional stock markets.

Third wave of coronavirus in Vietnam likely to end by late March

The latest wave of Covid-19 infections in Vietnam is likely to come to an end in late March, according to Professor and Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Delegation of National Assembly Deputies, Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Source: Nhan Dan Online