Sweden is through to the second round of the IHF Womens’s EURO 2016 in handball. In the first group round Sweden won over Spain, lost to Slovenia (a game that does not count dince Slovenia ended last in the group and is out of the tournament – and played the most exiting game the …
I am spending s few days in Stockholm for meetings. It is always a pleasure to visit out capital and one of my old ‘home towns’. I have worked here eleven pears in the past. I really like this city, one of my favourites in the world. And I have a lot of friends …
Swedish engineering skills are involved in building the new Chinese electric car company Next EV, which aims to become China’s response to Tesla. “It’s fascinating on-line Internet technology thinking all theough the company that makes this journey so exiting” says product manager Roger Malkusson to Swedish media. The next EV’s super sports car, Nine …
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Gabon and the Kyrgyz Republic have ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), putting the total number of ratifications from members at 102. Only 8 more ratifications are needed to bring the TFA into force. We are close now! This is the biggest change of trade in decades and the potential is huge. A game …
The piano. And the Artic world. Through his music, acclaimed Italian composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi has added his voice to those of eight million people from across the world demanding protection for the Arctic. He performed an original piece “Elegy for the Arctic”, on the Arctic Ocean to call for its protection, on June …
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 automation of factories has already decimated jobs in traditional manufacturing, and the rise of artificial intelligence is likely to extend …
Cities across Australia, the US, and Spain topped the latest ranking for best cities to live in the world. Right now, when writing this I am in the #3 ranked world city of Madrid. However not all of my own favourite cities makes the top 17 list. On the other hanaf I have mainly …
Reduced fuel emissions from more efficient cars, using mobile data to track malaria and even farming that remains one step ahead of climate change. The digital economy is already having a massive impact on society, and there is more to come, says Victoria A. Espinel, President and CEO, BSA, The Software Alliance and co-chair …
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The European Championship in handball, women’s EURO 2016 has started today in Sweden. Home team Sweden played difficult Spainnin the first game and won 25-19. A great win for us. Sweden is one of the favourites, even though giants Norway and France – and maybe Russia – are the top ranked countries in this …
These countries have improved their position most in in trading across borders in 2016. These are the fastrunners towards better positions in the World Bank Doing Bysiness Review 2016, Traing Across Borders Index.
This week I have participated in the first ever European Union Customs-Private Sector Conference on Authorized EConomic Operators (AEO) and how to modernize the EU AEO Programme based on the new Union Customs Code (UCC). The UCC was introduced on Mah 1st earlier this year. During the first day of the conference I was …
The twelve-year-old springer spaniel Billy has been appointed this year’s K9 drug-detection-dog 2016. Billy has with his dog handler Anders Mårtensson from 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016 contributed to 65 seizures of drugs in a total benefit to society of over SEK 119 million. Billy and Anders are working together in a …
At the draw tonight for the UEFA U21 EuroCup, it was decided that hosts Poland will meet Slovakia, holders Sweden and England in Group A of the UEFA European Chanpionship Under-21 final next summer. Last year Sweden won the Championship after beating Portugal in the final. In this years’ qualification Sweden won our group …
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I have during this week I have spent a few days in the beautiful town Senec in the Bratislava Region of south- in western Slovakia. The Slovak Republic is a beautiful country and it was great to be back. I enjoyed my days in Senec and we had some great workkng meetings as well. …
Last night Norwegian 26 year Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen defeated Russian Sergey Karjakin in a playoff in the chess world championships in New York. The chess wizzkid had earlier in the finals played at a different level than normally at times being on the defensive and under pressure from Karjakin. The regular parties …
The final countdown begins! With Dominica and Mongolia ratifying the Trade Facilitation Agreement, we now have a total of 100 ratifications. Only 10 more left to realize a global deal that could slash trade costs and delays. Read more at: http://bit.ly/2g18ow3
Governments are making slow progress in improving customs and border procedures despite huge potential for reforms to drive inclusive growth, says new report from the World Economic Forum and the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation. Findings come as the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement – the first global trade deal in 20 years, aimed at …
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s Joint Inspection Centre (JIC) has received royal approval, having been opened by King Willem-Alexander. The JIC is one project within the Schiphol SmartGate Cargo programme is designed to make cargo handling at Schiphol safer and more efficient by enabling different enforcement and inspection authorities to carry out checks together. Logistics and …
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Think back just a few years — social, mobile, cloud, and big data ruled the emerging technology landscape. Business and technology management executives wondered what big data meant, when the cloud would disrupt their companies, and how to engage effectively on social channels. In 2016, Hadoop turned 10, the cloud has been around even …
Europeans are most concerned about immigration and terrorism at a continental level according to recent surveys. On a country level, Europeans have a different concern at the top of their list: unemployment. The latest survey, conducted in May, sees the first fall in mentions of immigration in nearly three years. Terrorism sees a fourth …
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