Kien Giang’s export turnover soars 98.6% in February

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang export value in February was estimated at 71 million USD, a rise of 98.6% compared to the previous month and up 63.9% year on year, the provincial Department of Industry and Trade has reported.
Kien Giang’s export turnover soars 98.6% in February ảnh 1Kien Giang’s export turnover soars 98.6% in February. (Photo: VNA)
Kien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang export value in February was estimated at 71 million USD, a rise of 98.6% compared to the previous month and up 63.9% year on year, the provincial Department of Industry and Trade has reported.

The province's accumulative export earnings in the first two months reached 106 million USD, making up 12.41% of the yearly target.

The figures showed positive signs of Kien Giang's foreign trade activities with key exports includingrice (28.5 million USD), seafood (38 million USD), footwear and leather (20.16million USD) and other goods (19 million USD).

The province now has 48enterprises engaging in foreign trade, which have exported goods to more than 50 countriesand territories across the world. They are striving to obtain export turnover of 860 million USD  this year,up 7.23% compared to the figure in 2022.

Director of theDepartment of Industry and Trade Truong Van Minh said the department has implemented supportingprogrammes, removed bottlenecks for enterprises to boost exports and updated them on free trade agreements (FTA), such as the European Union - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement(EVFTA), the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-PacificPartnership (CPTPP).
It has also provided the businesses with legal regulations on international economic integration, import requirements of other countries, while assisting them in participating in trade promotion programmes both in and outside the country, and seeking new markets, he added./.
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