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Gov’t convenes regular meeting

02/03/2015 - 17 Lượt xem

At the meeting, cabinet members will hear and discuss a report on the country's socio-economic performance in February and the first two months of 2015, a report on cabinet members' feedback on the Government's draft Resolution to implement measures to improve the business environment and national competitiveness in 2015 and some law projects.

According to recent statistics of the Viet Nam Customs and the General Statistics Office, the nation’s total export and import turnover reached US$46 billion in the first two months of 2015. The nation posted a trade deficit of US$61 million.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in February decreased 0.05% compared to the previous month.

The total newly-registered and additional FDI capital reached US$1.192 billion over the past two months of the year, equal to 77.5% of the same period last year. As of February 20, the disbursed volume of foreign direct investment (FDI) climbed up 7.1% to US$1.2 billion.

The Industrial Production Index (IPI) over the past two months of this year increased 12% against the same period in 2014.

The number of foreign visitors to Viet Nam in February reached 756,000, up 7.9% against the previous month.

A total number of 12.5 million domestic tourists were recorded in the first two months of 2015.

Source: Chinhphu.vn