Unctad to conduct survey on regional trade, tariff barriers

Traders at Kongowea Market in Mombasa sort out oranges from Tanga, Tanzania. There are still several barriers to trade between Kenya and Tanzania. FILE PHOTO | NMG

East Africa’s intra-regional trade has fallen to 0.2 per cent of global trade due to persistent trade disputes and barriers.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) has now launched a study on the impact of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) on trade.