51,000 new businesses established this month

New businesses brought VND350.5 trillion (US$16.66 billion) in registered capital to the nation during the first nine months of this year, up 0.7 per cent in value over the same time last year but a 12 per cent slump in volume, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The period's addition of 51,000 enterprises raised the number of established firms in the country to 675,000

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