Just a month ago, it was revealed that Facebook has more than two billion active monthly users. That means that in any given month, more than 25% of Earth’s population logs in to their Facebook account at least once. This kind of scale is almost impossible to grasp. Here’s one attempt to put it in …
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Before the Brexit referendum there were not that many articles about the consequences of leaving a Customs Union. One of the few articles that on beforehand pointed out some of the challenge ahead after a port-Brexit scenario, was written by my good friend Dr. Andrew Grainger. However if there was a lack of articles …
Every year, Swedcham carries out a survey among Swedish companies in Brazil in order to better understand the business climate and the direction of the business in general. This year 70 companies representing 18 different market sectors participated and answered to the 41 questions on topics such as market barriers, CSR and business forecasts. …
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Last year I after more than 15 years I decided to reshape my personal blog website. It was time. I tested the new format during a period of four months. I have then done an evaluation. The test was very good. In four months the blog had not only recovered the number of users …
You have to understand your employees. The Leadership Insiders network is an online community where the most thoughtful and influential people in business contribute answers to timely questions about careers and leadership. Today’s answer to the question: What quality does every great leader have in common? is written by Ray Carvey, executive vice president …
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The world should be wary of stumbling into trade wars that would destroy jobs, World Trade Organisation Director-General Roberto Azevedo said on Friday. Azevedo was speaking at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, hours before the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, who has promised sweeping changes in trade policy with the aim of protecting …
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Some people said he is too old, that he would not be able to score in the best league in the world. This is the top scorers of the league this season. He has been doing OK so far in the Premiere League, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Artificial Intelligence is a key topic at this year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. Watch the Artificial Intelligence session here. Artificial intelligence and increasing automation is going to decimate middle class jobs, worsening inequality and risking significant political upheaval, Stephen Hawking has warned. In a column in The Guardian, the world-famous physicist wrote that”the …
This week I have spent a few days on Iceland. I had meetings with Iceland Customs that is lead by one of my oldest and best friends in the Customs world, Director General Snorri Olsen. (Yes, he did know about the “rabbit ears”) Iceland Customs is a very effecient and developed administration that is …
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has a one-year contract with an option for another one with Manchester United. It is not enough for United. According to The Sun the club already wants to extend and sign a new two year contract with the Swedish striker. That would give Ibrahimovic a contract with Man U until the summer …
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently released its 2016 Better Life Index of countries with the best quality of life. To do this, the OECD studied 34 countries across 11 parameters of well-being, including work-life balance, financial wealth, safety, education, and environmental quality. It uses data from the United Nations, National …
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What is the agenda for 2017 in EU and UK? Take a guess. The UK newspaper The Guardian knows; it will be BREXIT time. Brexit was the defining political issue in the UK in 2016, unseating a prime minister and unsettling MPs, but the shockwaves unleashed by voters’ decision to leave the European Union …
Switzerland has held onto its title as the world’s most innovative economy in the latest Global Innovation Index. The 2016 index, produced by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Cornell University and INSEAD, assesses the innovation performance of 128 global economies. This year is notable for China’s breakthrough into the top 25. It marks …
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Goodbye 2016. Welcome 2017.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s last day in office is 31 December 2016. The Secretary-General will leave his post after having served two terms. The UN News media has made an interesting interview with the Secretary-General, the interview is quoted without changes here below. Secretary-General Moon has served with Swedish Deputy General Jan Eliasson …
Globalization. It’s a term we hear thrown around all the time – even more so since Britain voted to leave the EU in a decision that was widely seen as a rejection of globalization. But what does it actually mean? That’s a tough one to answer, simply because it signifies different things to different …
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EARLIER this week Airline Ratings released its annual airline safety ranking. The survey uses a star rating system based on factors such as fatalities over the past 10 years, various safety accreditations or endorsements and, more interestingly, whether the fleet is composed of Russian-built stock (for which airlines are penalised). Operators with the same …
Yesterday and today we are celebrating holidays in Skurup, Sweden. I love the holiday season. Friends and family together talking about the passed year and the future to come.
There is really just one Xmas song that can be called the best ever and that is Fairytale of New York, by The Pogues. I love that song, the voices of Shane Macgowan and Kirsty Maccoll are magic. Watch the song here Fairytale of New York video here below.
I want to wish all readers a Happy Holiday Season. I will now take a break over the holidays and I will be back in January 2017!
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