Kien Giang enjoys 8.6 percent rise in export revenue
Kien Giang enjoyed year-on-year rise of 8.6 percent in export revenue in the first eight months of 2021 to nearly 510 million USD despite a drop of 13.15 percent in August to about 64 million USD, according to the Mekong Delta province’s Department of Industry and Trade.
Kien Giang (VNA) – Kien Giang enjoyedyear-on-year rise of 8.6 percent in export revenue in the first eight months of2021 to nearly 510 million USD despite a drop of 13.15 percent in August toabout 64 million USD, according to the Mekong Delta province’s Department of Industryand Trade.
The department reported that COVID-19 has posed adverseimpacts to production and processing activities of Kien Giang, forcing 22 localfirms to halt operations and 22 others to shrink their production.
At the same time, social distancing measures in manylocalities, especially those in the south, have interrupted transportation ofgoods for production and export, according to the department.
It said that 31 local firms have applied “three on-site”measure to maintain production, while two others have conducted “one route-twodestinations” solution, which also led to a rise in production cost.
Meanwhile, the labour shortage has also seriouslyaffected local firms, especially those in seafood processing, leather andgarment sectors, making them unable to complete orders.
Between now and the year-end, Kien Giang will roll out anumber of measures to strengthen production and processing for export in thecontext of COVID-19. Local authorities will keep a close watch on the pandemicdevelopments and market fluctuations to give timely support to local firms.
The province will work to foster the demand-supplyconnection, while supporting local firms to resume their operations.
The locality will also speed up COVID-19 vaccinations tolabourers in factories, while creating favourable conditions for the transportof farm produce for processing activities amid social distancing period, addedthe department./.
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