Paula: ‘Quality’ boosts exports

She was addressing at workshop on the development of a national quality policy at the Bureau of Standards office, Macoya, yesterday.

“Our private sector stakeholders have identified quality related issues as a major challenge in expanding trade,” she said. These challenges included poor public laboratories, outdated laws, inadequate enforcement, lack of awareness of standards, and high costs of certification and accreditation.

“Our manufacturers continue to face challenges in meeting stringent quality standards abroad while having to compete with poor quality imported products on the local market.”