Hanoi (VNA), Jan. 29 -- The number of new enterprises and those resuming their operation this month reached 27,335, up 5.5% year-on-year, and more than 1.3 times higher than the average figure in the 2018-2023 period, statistics show.

According to the Business Registration Management Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment , 13,536 firms were established in January, a rise of 24.8% from the same period last year, the highest ever recorded for the first month of each year. They added 151.45 trillion VND (6.16 billion USD) to the national economy , a year-on-year increase of 52.8%.

Notably, the recovery pace of the average registered capital has been maintained since November 2023 with 11.2 billion USD per enterprise, up 22.4...