Government is embarking on a US$9 million project to build capacity in the area of national quality infrastructure to enhance the country’s competitiveness on the international food market.
The Ministry of Business has shared with Stabroek Business details of the project titled `Enhancing the National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) for Economic Diversification and Trade Promotion’ which is being financed through an Inter-American Development Bank-funded loan.
NQI embraces a clutch of national institutions that enhance a country’s competitiveness by offering proof that products and services adhere to national regulations and requirements and those of the marketplace.