Kenya, EAC States dominate global trade obstacle warnings

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Records by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) showed that its members in 2024 submitted 4,334 notifications on TBT measures, which surpassed the previous year’s record high of 4,098.

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Kenya and other partner States of the East African Community (EAC), including Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi, last year dominated record-high global notifications of policy measures that potentially posed Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), new disclosures showed.

This signals improved transparency amid pressure for lower commerce costs and market predictability.

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