Workers at the Flexcom Vietnam limited company located in Bac Ninh's Yen Phong industrial park (Photo: VNA) Acting director of the department Vu Minh Giang said that despite impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, the province saw most of its major economictargets met or exceeded.
Accordingly, the province's gross regional domestic product (GRDP)increased by 6.9 percent from 2020, surpassing the yearly goal of 4 – 5 percent.Notably, its industrial production index grew by 9.67 percent on-year.
In 2021, Bac Ninh recorded 2,344 new firms which registered morethan 28 trillion VND (1.23 billion USD) in capital, decreasing 1.9 percent in the number of enterprisesbut increasing 18.7 percent in the total capital from the previous year.
The province also attracted 131 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects valued at over 1.2 billion USD.
Meanwhile, its State budget collection hit 32.44 trillionVND, exceeding the estimate by 16.5 percent and up 5.4 percent year-on-year.
Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade Pham Khac Nam attributed the outcomes to the province's drastic pandemic prevention andcontrol measures, businesses’ compliance with COVID-19 safety requirements, administrationreform, and organisation of virtual investment promotion activities, amongothers.
In 2022, Bac Ninh plans to further support enterprises intackling difficulties and boost relations between them and the localauthorities./.
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