Sri Lanka, June 25 -- Exports recorded the strongest monthly growth so far this year in May, with total exports, including merchandise and services, expanding 18.34 percent from a year earlier to US$ 1.57 billion.

The increase was driven by broad-based gains across manufacturing, value-added agricultural products and services exports, according to the Export Development Board (EDB).

Merchandise exports increased 18.25 percent to US$ 1.22 billion, while services exports grew 18.67 percent to US$ 347.15 million.

Sri Lanka is looking to strengthen foreign exchange earnings and sustain economic recovery through export-led growth. Just this month, the government launched the National Export Development Plan (NEDP) 2026-2030 targeting US$ ...