Export growth has slowed in Bangladesh according to its Export Promotion Bureau. Although there continued to be growth, the rate slowed by 6.2% during the second half of 2009 compared with the same period in 2008.

Export earnings during the first half fell 14.4% percent short of projected targets, totalling $7.2 billion compared with $7.7 billion during the first half of 2008.

The hardest hit export items included hides, shoes, chemicals and textiles. However, a handful of products, including leather bags and jute, bucked the trend, registering growth despite the overall decline.

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