The figures represented yearly increases of 12.4% in the number offirms and 32.8% in capital, it said.
Sectors recording an increase in the number of new businesses inthe two months included the mining industry (29%); warehouse transportation (27%);other service activities (22%) and agro, forestry and fisheries (20%).
During the reviewed period, nearly 18,970 enterprises resumedtheir operations, rising 4.4% over the same period last year. The latestaddition pushed the total number of newly-established businesses and firmsresuming operations to 41,097, up 8.5% year on year.
In February alone, however, there were more than 8,590 newenterprises with total registered capital of 67.26 billion VND, down 3% and up2.5% respectively.
Over 49,270 businesses temporarily suspended operations fromJanuary to February, a yearly hike of 27%. However, 44,265 or 89.8% of thetotal were small-sized with a scale under 10 billion VND.
Meanwhile, 62,977 businesses left the market, up 22.5%year-on-year, and 10,034 firms waited for dissolution procedures, up 6.5% onyear. More than 3,670 enterprises completed dissolution procedures, up 14.5%.
Last year, nearly 160,000 new enterprises were set up in thecountry, up 7.2% year-on-year. This highest-ever figure was 1.2 times higherthan the average of the 2017-22 period, surging 4.6% compared to the estimatefor the year./.