(ĐN)- Dong Nai’s economy gradually surmounted difficulties and oriented to higher growth in the first six months of this year. Most of industries showed positive signs on business activities.

Refined wooden products in Kien Phuc enterprise in Trang Bom district

Accordingly, the province saw an impressive increase in industrial production value in the Jan-June period. Noticeably, the foreign-invested sector posted the highest industrial production value of all business sectors, reaching over VND40,785 billion, accounting for 75 percent of the province’s total industrial production value in first half, fulfilling nearly 57 percent of the yearly plan, a 19.1 percent year-on-year rise.

In this period, the province is estimated to earn approximately US$3.43 billion from exports, an increase of 26.6 percent compared to last year’s corresponding period and accounting for 48.6 percent of the year’s target. Dong Nai’s main export products included coffee, bee honey, footwear, textile and garment, refined wooden products, etc. Accordingly, garment exports estimated at $18.2 mil, refined wooden products, $13.8 mil, footwear, $13.9 mil; the province also exported 18,260 tonnes of coffee and 2,240 tonnes of bee honey. 

Dong Nais garment exports estimated at $18,2 mil.

Dong Nai is also expected to lure around US$610 million in FDI and VND34,500 bil in domestic investment in first half, up 52.5 percent and 52 percent respectively over the same period last year. The province licensed 900 new privately owned enterprises capitalised at VND5,000 billion and permitted 300 others to add VND5,000 billion to their capital.

Dong Nai’s total budget collection over the past six months is estimated at VND8,264 billion, making up 57 percent of the whole year’s estimates, increasing 25 percent; of the total, domestic collection grew by 26 percent to around VND4,815 billion, import-export tax collection rose 25 percent to more than VND3,215 billion.

Reported by X.P