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Sri Lankan textiles and garments exports that comprise nearly 52 percent of total exports, during the month of February witnessed modest increase by 10.3 percent and helped to curb the negative growth of total exports to some extent, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).
Garments exports to the European Union and the United States have increased by 11.7 percent and 8.7 percent, respectively, in February 2016.