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Businesses engaging in expert, scientific, and technical activities accounted for 15.8%, construction companies for 11.9%, and those in the manufacturing industry for 10.9% of the total number of enterprises.

FINA said that an analysis of financial reports showed that businesses in the trade sector had predominated in the last 20 years. The 136,260 enterprises employed 969,776 people, which is 6.4% more than in 2018, HINA added.