The History of the Textile and Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka Textiles and ready-made clothing were highlighted as the main category. . According to Ekanayake (n.d.), readymade garments from Sri Lanka were introduced to the export market in the 1960s and the first destination for garment exports was Russia. She further claims that the period after the late 1970s saw a boom in the textile and clothing industry in Sri Lanka. Wijendra (nd) points out that this rapid expansion of the T&A sector has occurred for two main reasons. The first reason is the introduction of the open economic policy in 1977. With the introduction of the open economic policy, the economy of Sri Lanka was radically changed. This led to the relaxation of rigid rules and regulations regarding trade and investments (Wijendra nd) and the industry's outlook was totally transformed into an export-oriented strategy (Perera nd). The second important factor contributing to the remarkable expansion of the Sri Lankan textile and clothing industry is the “Multi-Fiber Arrangement »”

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