Tien Giang’s exports hit nearly 245 million USD

Exports of the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang reached nearly 245million USD in the first two months of 2015 or 15.3 percent of theyearly target.

In February, the province has exported goods worth112 million USD, a year-on-year increase of 15.8 percent, according tothe provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

Ngo Van Tuan,Director of the department, said most of the province’s key exportcommodities including processed seafood, garments, leather shoes andbags earned high export turnover.

Tuan attributed the achievements to the province’s programme to boost export and businesses’ efforts.

Theprovince continues encouraging businesses to diversify their exportproducts while efficiently implementing the e-commerce programme andproviding information for firms in a timely manner.

During thefirst two months, Tien Giang shipped abroad nearly 28,000 tonnes ofprocessed seafood, earning over 61 million USD, 11.5 million garmentproducts worth 55.2 million USD, and 4 million pairs of shoes worth 51million USD.

This year, the province aims for 1.6 million USD in export turnover, up 14.3 percent compared to 2014.-VNA