Tien Giang’s industrial production edges up 1.13 percent in H1

Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)

TienGiang (VNA) – The industrial production in the Mekong Delta provinceof Tien Giang grew by 1.13 percent to over 32.86 trillion VND (1.42 billionUSD) in the first half of 2021, according to deputy head of the provincialIndustrial Zones Authority Nguyen Thanh Liem.

Theprovince’s industrial parks and clusters are currently home to 186 projects,employing more than 105,000 labourers. Of the number, 84 projects are investedby FDI firms, with total registered investment of nearly 2.98 billion USD.

FromJanuary-June, FDI enterprises generated more than 1.37 billion USD in revenues,up 3 percent year on year, while domestic firms’ revenues exceeded 5.67trillion VND (245.78 million USD).

Thosein industrial parks and clusters earned over 1.43 billion USD from exportsduring the period, a year-on-year increase of 13.67 percent. The growth isquite high, given that the COVID-19 resurgence is ravaging in many cities andprovinces nationwide, including Tien Giang, said Liem.

Inresponse to the pandemic, local factories have imposed tighter preventive rulesagainst the virus to ensure safety for their workers while maintaining stableproduction./.

VNA