Kathmandu, July 15 -- Earnings from the export of products identified by the Nepal Trade Integration Strategy inched up 2.7 percent in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, largely due to a rise in demand for medicinal herbs, woollen carpets, yarns and textiles.

According to the Trade and Export Promotion Centre, revenues from the export of nine Nepal Trade Integration Strategy products between mid-July and mid-June, reached Rs33.94 billion, up from Rs33.06 billion during the same period last year. The growth rate slowed compared to the previous year when export earnings increased by 10 percent.

Suyash Khanal, deputy executive director of the Trade and Export Promotion Centre, said the rise in exports was due to an improvement...