SRI LANKA DEVELOPS NEW CLOTHING AND TEXTILE PARK AS IT EYES POST-COVID-19 EXPORT BUSINESS

SRI Lanka is making a significant step towards increasing its share of locally-sourced raw materials for clothing made in the country by setting up a fabric processing park - construction beginning in the first week of February. Funded by the government’s investment promotion agency, the Board of Investment (BOI), its location is Eravur, Batticaloa, in the country’s Eastern Province. Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association past chairman Yohan Lawrence told just-style that there are already three to four investors, including apparel manufactures, holding ...


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