Over the past few years, the government and private sector joined hands to find solutions to challenges that were hampering growth of the export-oriented industries. Subsequently, the government signed deals with close to 40 firms to support them in various ways with the view of expanding the country's export base, increasing volumes and earnings.
This is one of the targets under the country's growth blueprint, the Second Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS II), where the government looks to increase exports to 28 per cent per year, from about 20 per cent.
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