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Private sector shows impressive growth

The private sector has made up 78 percent of 500 enterprises rated as fastest growing (FAST-500), in a list announced by the Vietnam Joint Stock Rating Report Company (VNR) on March 30.
The private sector has made up 78 percent of 500 enterprises rated asfastest growing (FAST-500), in a list announced by the Vietnam JointStock Rating Report Company (VNR) on March 30.

Phung Hoang Co, Vice President of the VNR Managerial Board, said thosein the FAST-500 recorded an average growth rate of 54 percent from2006-09. Businesses in the Top 50 and Top 100 gained marvellous growthrates of 160 and 112 percent, respectively.

Therating was conducted on databases provided by 200,000 growingenterprises, 500 enterprises with the largest investment in the 2007-10period and 1,000 others with the highest corporate income tax payments.

The processing, manufacturing and productionsector contributed the largest component to the list with 41.8 percent,followed by construction with 16.6 percent.

Leading in terms of growth was the Nguyen Kim Commercial Company with a rate of 675.3 percent.

The rating was also based on the enterprise’s property, profit makingand the number of employees, with an independent evaluation in linewith international standards to ensure the highest possible objectivejudgement./.
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