The number of newly established and reactivated businesses and business households has increased significantly following the implementation of the Politburo Resolution 68 on private economic development.
During a working visit to north-central Nghe An province on July 23, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh commented that State-owned enterprises and private enterprises have contributed equally to GDP, but the latter attracts better workers and accounts for more than 80 per cent of jobs. It is necessary to continue to develop the private economy as an important driving force of the national economy.