HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese enterprises and authorities are taking action right from the start of 2024 to promote industrial production though many challenges remain in the global economy. The General Statistics Office (GSO) reported that the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in January fell 4.4% month on month but still went up 18.3% year on year. In particular, the processing - manufacturing sector expanded 19.3% from a year earlier, contributing 15.1 percentage points to the overall growth. It will accelerate the completion and inauguration of new industrial production projects to serve export and domestic consumption, he went on. The province will also effectively step up dialogue with, and assistance for enterprises to recover and boost industrial growth, according to local authorities.

Source: Viet Nam News February 13, 2024 15:55 UTC