Rowley says non-tariff barriers ‘are impediments to production’

President Irfaan Ali and Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley (Office of the President photo)

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr Keith Rowley has acknowledged that while non-tariff trade barriers are meant to protect the interest of individual countries they, more than often, are “artificial” and hinder production in a single market economy.

Rowley made the statement on Thursday during a joint press conference with Guyana’s President Dr Irfaan, who is on a State Visit to Trinidad and Tobago.

Ali and Rowley held bilateral talks on Thursday, following which they held a joint press conference.