Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Tien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province ofTien Giang raked in 1.86 billion USD in the first nine months this year, up25.4 percent annually and equivalent to 80 percent of the yearly target.
With such momentum, the province is likely to surpass the exporttarget of 2.35 billion USD, said Director of the provincial Department ofIndustry and Trade Ngo Van Tuan.
Foreign-invested enterprises accounted for over 62 percentof the total local export while key local products such as apparel, footwear,handbag and bronze pipe made up 70 percent of total export.
Tuan said fisheries export topped 282 million USD in thenine-month period, marking a 45 percent increase year-on-year. Processed trafish accounted for 90 percent of the total agro-fisheries shipments, mostly toEuropean and American markets.
During the period, the province shipped more than189,000tonnes of rice abroad, earning 87.6 million USD, up 86 percent in volume andvalue.
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Van Huongsaid the locality has paid attention to administrative reform and businessclimate improvement, thereby facilitating business operations.
Since early this year, the local authorities have held threedialogues with enterprises to acquire their feedback and promptly clear arisingobstacles.
Thanks to common efforts between local administration,sectors and firms, local farm produce export has progressed sustainably.-VNA
With such momentum, the province is likely to surpass the exporttarget of 2.35 billion USD, said Director of the provincial Department ofIndustry and Trade Ngo Van Tuan.
Foreign-invested enterprises accounted for over 62 percentof the total local export while key local products such as apparel, footwear,handbag and bronze pipe made up 70 percent of total export.
Tuan said fisheries export topped 282 million USD in thenine-month period, marking a 45 percent increase year-on-year. Processed trafish accounted for 90 percent of the total agro-fisheries shipments, mostly toEuropean and American markets.
During the period, the province shipped more than189,000tonnes of rice abroad, earning 87.6 million USD, up 86 percent in volume andvalue.
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Van Huongsaid the locality has paid attention to administrative reform and businessclimate improvement, thereby facilitating business operations.
Since early this year, the local authorities have held threedialogues with enterprises to acquire their feedback and promptly clear arisingobstacles.
Thanks to common efforts between local administration,sectors and firms, local farm produce export has progressed sustainably.-VNA
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