Nearly 18,000 enterprises back in operation at end of April

According to data from the General Statistics Office, over 3,800 enterprises went back into operation in April, an 11% increase from the previous month. In addition, there were over 37,000 newly established businesses.

This is a sign that the country's economy is recovering now that COVID-19 has been controlled. The concern now is a shortage of input materials for production.

A growth of 25% has been recorded in manufacturing sectors such as medicine and pharmaceutical products. The manufacturing of coke, paper and paper products and chemicals have also increased by 8% - 17%.